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Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,500 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,201 – 7,284 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10316, -119.91409
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,201–7,285 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: 39.10316, -119.91409

Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 6.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 6.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 200 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F45°
Feels like42°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:58 PM
Wed 70°48°
Thu 74°44°
Fri 65°42°
Sat 70°38°
Sun 61°32°
Mon 63°31°

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