Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Moon Dunes Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Moon Dunes Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Moon Dunes Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 717 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moon Dunes Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,273–7,014 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Moon Dunes Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 400 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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