AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kiva Beach & Sand Harbor via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

15.8 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Kiva Beach & Sand Harbor via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. The route reaches Kiva Beach at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 786 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,477 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87146, -120.00765
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Kiva Beach & Sand Harbor via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

15.8 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,245–6,477 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.87146, -120.00765

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 86°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading NE.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading N.
  30. 0.6 miReach Kiva Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  33. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  35. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  46. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  47. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  48. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  51. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  53. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  57. 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/kiva-beach-sand-harbor-out-back-24-km-cf37

Trail surface

67% dirt10% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 86°F43°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 87°58°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 90°63°
Fri 89°64°
Sat 90°65°
Sun 90°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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