Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 2 hr 26 min
William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. The route reaches William Kent Beach at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 987 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,357–6,963 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.14047, -120.19165
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach William Kent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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