Lookout Point–Kings Beach Trail, 3 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Lookout Point at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 3,381 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,923 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Lookout Point–Kings Beach Trail, 3 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,381 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 6,922–7,878 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Saddle, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lookout Peak, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Lookout Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Saddle, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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