AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Round Hill Pines Beach & Nevada Beach

4.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Round Hill Pines Beach & Nevada Beach is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. The route passes Nevada Beach before reaching Round Hill Pines Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,254 – 6,519 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97193, -119.92483
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
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Round Hill Pines Beach & Nevada Beach

4.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,253–6,520 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97193, -119.92483

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miPass Nevada Beach.
  19. 0.5 miReach Round Hill Pines Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 300 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-round-hill-pines-beach-out-back-6-km-9e4c

Trail surface

55% paved45% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 85°61°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 92°59°
Sat 92°60°
Sun 91°59°
Mon 90°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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