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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kings Beach Trail–Lake Ridge Trail, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,057 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Kings Beach Trail–Lake Ridge Trail, 6 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 3,057 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview 39.23655, -120.00559
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
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Kings Beach Trail–Lake Ridge Trail, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,057 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 6,419–7,878 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lakeview · 39.23655, -120.00559

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

  1. Start on Lakeview, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Saddle, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  35. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  38. 1.1 miBear right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  41. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  45. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  51. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  52. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  53. 250 ftBear left onto Saddle, heading SE.
  54. 0.3 miSharp left onto Lakeview, heading S.
  55. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moon-dunes-beach-moon-dunes-beach-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

87% dirt3% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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