AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,530 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,572 – 8,114 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25401, -120.03720
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,573–8,115 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 60°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 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-9-km-7c7d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F42°
Precip2%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 59°42°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°46°
Wed 76°53° 22%
Thu 77°56°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

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