Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 1 hr 57 min
William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. The route reaches William Kent Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 772 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,228–6,620 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.16494, -120.14584
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach William Kent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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