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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

William Kent Beach via Truckee River Bike Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 59 min

William Kent Beach via Truckee River Bike Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. The route reaches William Kent Beach at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,329 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.19637, -120.19853
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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William Kent Beach via Truckee River Bike Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,154–6,329 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.19637, -120.19853

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 1.5 miReach William Kent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.5 miArrive 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/william-kent-beach-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

93% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 89°59°
Sun 89°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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