Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Ridge Trail via Kings Beach Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Lake Ridge Trail via Kings Beach Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,450 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24953, -120.05239
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA

Directions

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Lake Ridge Trail via Kings Beach Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,451–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24953, -120.05239

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 29% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach Lake Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt2% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like40°Precip29%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 22% rain4 AM: 19% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 29% rain8 AM: 27% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 2% 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°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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