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.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,309 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee Marsh 38.92356, -120.02660
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Truckee Marsh, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Harbor, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Kiva Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh, heading NE.
  12. 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 surface

45% dirt21% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°61°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 84°62°
Sun 85°61°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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