Twin Lakes–Hidden Beach, 6 beaches is a 12-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Incline Village, NV. The route passes Incline Beach, Lake Tahoe and Hidden Beach before reaching Twin Lakes at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 2,187 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,240 – 7,960 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26023, -119.95134
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Twin Lakes–Hidden Beach, 6 beaches
12 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft · 5 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,240–7,960 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: 39.26023, -119.95134
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Incline Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Hidden Beach.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Twin Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
48% dirt45% paved7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°62°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
88°59°
Fri
88°60°
Sat
88°60°
Sun
89°58°
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