Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kahle/Rabe Meadow

4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Kahle/Rabe Meadow is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Edgewood, NV. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 6,375 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96645, -119.94719
Nearest town Edgewood, NV

Directions

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Kahle/Rabe Meadow

4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,236–6,376 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.96645, -119.94719

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kahle/Rabe Meadow, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  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 surface

33% dirt32% paved1% boardwalk34% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 93°59°
Fri 93°60°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 92°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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