Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Kiva Beach & Truckee Marsh via 15th Street Bike
3.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Kiva Beach & Truckee Marsh via 15th Street Bike is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. The route reaches Kiva Beach at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kiva Beach & Truckee Marsh via 15th Street Bike
3.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 6,245–6,309 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Truckee Marsh · 38.92356, -120.02660
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Truckee Marsh, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Harbor, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Kiva Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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