AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25595, -120.05408
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 6,605–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25595, -120.05408

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 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-6-km-8c40

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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