AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kaspian Rim Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Kaspian Rim Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Idlewild, CA. It climbs 1,072 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,506 – 7,579 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11500, -120.16518
Nearest town Idlewild, CA
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Kaspian Rim Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,508–7,580 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.11500, -120.16518

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miReach Kaspian Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kaspian-rim-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 80°57°
Fri 80°58°
Sat 81°58°
Sun 81°57°

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