Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Castle Rock at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 753 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 7,154–7,704 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97923, -119.89581
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Castle Rock Climber trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Castle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Castle Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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