Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kiva Beach–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Kiva Beach–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kiva Beach, CA. The route reaches Kiva Beach. It climbs 1,386 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kiva Beach–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,245–7,261 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93652, -120.05073
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
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- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Kiva Beach.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Kiva Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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