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Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 733 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,398 – 7,116 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 6,398–7,117 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Pickupsticks, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hello Kitty, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Hanes Flat, heading E.
  11. 100 ftSharp left onto Hello Kitty, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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