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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

KB Trail & Kings Beach Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 1 hr 53 min

KB Trail & Kings Beach Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 895 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,821 – 7,605 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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KB Trail & Kings Beach Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,823–7,605 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

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

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KB Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miReach Kings Beach Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading SE.
  13. 250 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/kb-trail-kings-beach-trail-out-back-7-km

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°

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