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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,416 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,416 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,680 – 8,114 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25715, -120.03438
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,416 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 6,679–8,115 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25715, -120.03438

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 28% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 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-8-km-8d5d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 51°F41°
Feels like38°Precip28%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 19% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 28% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% 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 59°40°
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°39°
Tue 73°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°55°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

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