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Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 7 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route passes Hidden Beach and Lake Tahoe. It climbs 2,999 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,300 – 7,953 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe East Shore Trail 39.23454, -119.93017
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV

Directions

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Hidden Beach–Lake Tahoe, 7 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,299–7,954 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: Tahoe East Shore Trail · 39.23454, -119.93017

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Hidden Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading NE.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto NFD 041 Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development 041 Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto National Forest Development 042 Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miReach Hidden Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right onto National Forest Development 041 Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto NFD 041 Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading W.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading N.
  17. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 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

66% dirt10% paved24% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F51°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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