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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Karpiel–Knick Knack, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Karpiel–Knick Knack, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,265 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,936 – 7,888 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Karpiel–Knick Knack, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,936–7,886 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 right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto River Styx, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Flameout, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wirecutter, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftSharp left onto Karpiel, heading W.
  12. 250 ftReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftSharp right onto Wirecutter, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Flameout, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto River Styx, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto The Woods, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading S.
  21. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/karpiel-knick-knack-out-back-3-sights-21-km

Trail surface

92% dirt4% gravel4% unspecified

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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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