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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 1,011 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,683 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97459, -119.91761
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 6,683–7,557 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97459, -119.91761

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 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/castle-rock-viewpoint-out-back-9-km-e4e7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 90°59°
Sat 91°60°
Sun 91°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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