Secret Cove Beach–Boaters Beach, 6 beaches is a 3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route passes Secret Cove Beach, Boaters Beach, Creek Beach and 3 more before reaching Chimney Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 375 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,237 – 6,542 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15582, -119.93007
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Secret Cove Beach–Boaters Beach, 6 beaches
3 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,237–6,543 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.15582, -119.93007
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Secret Cove Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Boaters Beach.
- 50 ftPass Creek Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Whale Beach.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Secret Cove Beach.
- 0.6 miPass Chimney Beach.
- 50 ftReach Secret Cove Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F48°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
71°54°
Tue
74°49°
Wed
77°44°
Thu
73°49°
Fri
73°44°
Sat
74°43°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Creek Beach–Secret Cove Beach, 5 beaches 2.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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