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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kahle/Rabe Meadow, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 688 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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