Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Street Extension

7.6 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Beaver Street Extension is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 2,059 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,739 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saddle 39.24655, -120.01266
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA

Directions

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Beaver Street Extension

7.6 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,738–8,576 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Saddle · 39.24655, -120.01266

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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