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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 769 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,536 – 6,962 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14981, -120.15509
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,537–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14981, -120.15509

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 250 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-9-km-78ca

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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