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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 2,507 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,775 – 8,360 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24332, -120.01215
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 6,774–8,359 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24332, -120.01215

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 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/martis-peak-road-out-back-17-km-f194

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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