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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 4 hr 43 min

William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. The route reaches William Kent Beach at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,897 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 7,523 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16479, -120.23773
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,357–7,524 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.16479, -120.23773

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miReach William Kent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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/lake-tahoe-william-kent-beach-out-back-18-km-eeb1

Trail surface

80% dirt16% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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