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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,022 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,022 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 7,386 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28293, -120.10259
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,022 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,248–7,385 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
  23. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 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/california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-out-back-4-beaches-23-km-502a

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F44°
Feels like41°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 62°39°
Mon 73°38°
Tue 76°45°
Wed 78°51° 18%
Thu 79°55°
Fri 77°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

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