Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kahle/Rabe Meadow

5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Kahle/Rabe Meadow is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Edgewood, NV. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,375 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96551, -119.94566
Nearest town Edgewood, NV

Directions

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Kahle/Rabe Meadow

5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,245–6,376 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.96551, -119.94566

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 688 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kahle/Rabe Meadow, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt26% paved1% boardwalk46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 688 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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