Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
KB Trail & Kings Beach Trail Loop via Martis Peak Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 2 hr 8 min
KB Trail & Kings Beach Trail Loop via Martis Peak Road is a 4.9-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,004 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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KB Trail & Kings Beach Trail Loop via Martis Peak Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 7,438–8,442 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Martis Peak Road · 39.28668, -120.03317
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto KB Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Martis Peak Road Loop 2 mi · ▲ 405 ft
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