Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 37 min

William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. The route reaches William Kent Beach. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,296 – 6,920 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Granlibakken Wilderness Trail 39.15798, -120.15484
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA

Directions

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William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,295–6,921 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Granlibakken Wilderness Trail · 39.15798, -120.15484

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miReach William Kent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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