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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,287 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches Moon Dunes Beach at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,287 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,273 – 7,556 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23235, -120.08576
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,287 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,273–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23235, -120.08576

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  4. 3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftReach Moon Dunes Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  25. 3 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.4 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/moon-dunes-beach-moon-dunes-beach-out-back-26-km-04ae

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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