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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 1,670 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,467 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15083, -120.15115
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,467–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15083, -120.15115

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
  13. 3.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-tahoe-out-back-22-km-4ef3

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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