Estelle Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. The route reaches Estelle Lake at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,409 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,569 – 7,891 ft · steepest grade: 33%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15285, -120.15430
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
Directions
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Estelle Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,569–7,891 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.15285, -120.15430
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Estelle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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
90% dirt10% gravel
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
82°54°
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