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.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 7,261 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93652, -120.05073
Nearest town Kiva Beach, CA

Directions

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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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Kiva Beach.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miReach Kiva Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  38. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  41. 450 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading W.
  42. 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading NW.
  43. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  44. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  45. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% dirt12% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°60°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°61°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 84°62°
Sun 85°61°

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