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.
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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
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cedar Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Lake Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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