Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Ridge Trail via Kings Beach Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Lake Ridge Trail via Kings Beach Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,450 – 7,156 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24953, -120.05239
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA

Directions

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Lake Ridge Trail via Kings Beach Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,451–7,156 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24953, -120.05239

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach Lake Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt2% paved8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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