Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Nevada Beach & Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC)
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Nevada Beach & Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC) is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Skyland, NV. The route reaches Nevada Beach at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,205 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nevada Beach & Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC)
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,253–6,845 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC) · 39.01160, -119.94716
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC), heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Nevada Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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