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 Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 688 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lake Tahoe & Lakeside Beach Loop 1.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Kahle/Rabe Meadow 2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Kahle/Rabe Meadow 3.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Kahle/Rabe Meadow 4 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Nevada Beach & Lam Watah Historic Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Round Hill Pines Beach & Nevada Beach via Kahle/Rabe Meadow 4.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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