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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Kings Beach Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24910, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,403–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24910, -120.03002

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach Kings Beach Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 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-7-km-02c9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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