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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Round Mound–Round Hill Pines Beach, 5 beaches

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Round Mound–Round Hill Pines Beach, 5 beaches is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route passes Nevada Beach and Round Hill Pines Beach before reaching Round Mound at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,240 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,254 – 7,930 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Round Mound–Round Hill Pines Beach, 5 beaches

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,253–7,930 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.5 miTurn right onto Lower Stinger, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miPass Nevada Beach.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miPass Round Hill Pines Beach.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miReach Round Mound, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 1.3 miTurn left onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading NE.
  38. 2.5 miSharp right onto Stinger to TRT Connector, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading SW.
  41. 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-mound-out-back-22-km-a859

Trail surface

93% dirt7% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 79°59°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 87°53°
Fri 86°54°
Sat 86°55°
Sun 86°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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