AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24910, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,403–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24910, -120.03002

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach Kings Beach Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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-7-km-02c9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like40°Precip26%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sat 60°43°
Sun 60°41°
Mon 71°40°
Tue 74°47°
Wed 76°54° 16%
Thu 78°56°

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