Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

16N54

9.1 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 4 hr 14 min

16N54 is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 2,409 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA

Directions

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16N54

9.1 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,415–8,576 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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