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Shivagiri Road–Tahoe Rim Trail, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,909 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,464 – 7,556 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Shivagiri Road–Tahoe Rim Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,462–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  13. 3.7 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

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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