Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Cedar Trail & Lake Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Cedar Trail & Lake Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 524 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,503 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Cedar Trail & Lake Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,503–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cedar Trail, heading S.
  8. 300 ftReach Lake Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftSharp right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  15. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F59°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 83°58°
Thu 88°54°
Fri 89°55°
Sat 88°56°
Sun 87°55°
Mon 86°53°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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