AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,437 – 7,018 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25007, -119.99610
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
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Beaver Tail Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,438–7,017 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25007, -119.99610

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miReach Beaver Tail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-tahoe-out-back-8-km-479e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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