Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,952 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25615, -120.06019
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25615, -120.06019

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  16. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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