Castle Rock Trail & Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 2,184 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,021 – 7,855 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olympic Trail 38.96078, -119.88725
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
Directions
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Castle Rock Trail & Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,021–7,855 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Olympic Trail · 38.96078, -119.88725
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Olympic Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 miSharp right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Olympic Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 4.8 miTurn left onto Olympic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
80°59°
Wed
88°58°
Thu
88°54°
Fri
87°56°
Sat
87°57°
Sun
88°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Olympic Trail Trailhead
- Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Olympic Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Scenic Overlook–Olympic Trail, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,609 ft
- Cal Neva–Olympic Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft
- Monument Pass & Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,947 ft
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