AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

6 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 929 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

6 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 6,391–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 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-10-km-811b

Trail surface

55% dirt2% paved43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 89°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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