California Tahoe Conservancy Beach & North Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches California Tahoe Conservancy Beach at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,692 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,286 – 7,556 ft16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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California Tahoe Conservancy Beach & North Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,692 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Elevation 6,286–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
81°56°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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