Memorial Point Scenic Overlook–Hidden Beach, 4 beaches is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Incline Village, NV. The route passes Incline Beach, Lake Tahoe, Hidden Beach and Hidden Beach before reaching Memorial Point Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 830 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Memorial Point Scenic Overlook–Hidden Beach, 4 beaches
7.7 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,240–6,685 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.26023, -119.95134
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: East Shore Express stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Incline Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Hidden Beach.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Hidden Beach.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Memorial Point Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 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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- Transit-accessible: East Shore Express stop 40 m from the trailhead
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- Twin Lakes–Hidden Beach, 6 beaches 12 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft
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