Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Hello Kitty–Pickupsticks, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,000 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Hello Kitty–Pickupsticks, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,000 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,421 – 7,556 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Hello Kitty–Pickupsticks, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,000 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,421–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto Pickupsticks, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hello Kitty, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
  8. 150 ftSharp left onto Hello Kitty, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hello Kitty, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right onto Pickupsticks, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  17. 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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