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Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 6 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Incline Village, NV. The route passes Incline Beach, Lake Tahoe and Hidden Beach. It climbs 2,555 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 7,953 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26023, -119.95134
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,555 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,238–7,954 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: 39.26023, -119.95134

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftPass Incline Beach.
  14. 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miBear right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miPass Hidden Beach.
  18. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading S.
  20. 1.7 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading S.
  22. 1 miContinue straight onto NFD 041 Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miReach Hidden Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading SW.
  25. 1 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading N.
  27. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 0.1 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

53% dirt44% paved3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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