AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Round Hill Pines Beach–Nevada Beach, 3 beaches

4.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Round Hill Pines Beach–Nevada Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Village, NV. The route passes Nevada Beach before reaching Round Hill Pines Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,254 – 6,441 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96788, -119.93790
Nearest town Tahoe Village, NV
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Round Hill Pines Beach–Nevada Beach, 3 beaches

4.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,253–6,440 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.96788, -119.93790

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 370 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Lam Watah Historic Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miPass Nevada Beach.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftReach Round Hill Pines Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 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/round-hill-pines-beach-nevada-beach-out-back-6-km-4235

Trail surface

57% dirt23% paved15% gravel1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 370 m from the trailhead

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