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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

BP via Tahoe Rim Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr

BP via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 871 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 7,015 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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BP via Tahoe Rim Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 6,319–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Regency Extension, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miReach BP, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Regency Extension, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  23. 250 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/bp-out-back-7-km-e5f4

Trail surface

85% dirt11% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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