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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Pickupsticks, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hello Kitty, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Hanes Flat, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Hello Kitty, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- BP & Old County Connector via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 5 mi · ▲ 471 ft
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