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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Round Hill Sewage Hill & Nevada Beach

5.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Round Hill Sewage Hill & Nevada Beach is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Village, NV. The route passes Nevada Beach and Round Hill Sewage Hill. It climbs 479 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 6,555 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97020, -119.93357
Nearest town Tahoe Village, NV
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Round Hill Sewage Hill & Nevada Beach

5.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,236–6,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97020, -119.93357

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 87 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftPass Nevada Beach.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 500 ftPass Round Hill Sewage Hill.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  39. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miArrive 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-sewage-hill-nevada-beach-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

74% dirt12% paved14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F46°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 92°59°
Fri 91°61°
Sat 92°62°
Sun 92°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kingsbury Transit Center stop 87 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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