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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,384 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,716 – 8,114 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25865, -120.03629
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,716–8,115 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25865, -120.03629

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 59°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 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/kings-beach-trail-out-back-8-km-da93

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 59°F39°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°39°
Tue 73°46°
Wed 75°53° 16%
Thu 77°55°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead

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