Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,857 – 7,504 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25765, -120.07569
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 6,856–7,504 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
83°54°
Thu
87°54°
Fri
88°54°
Sat
87°56°
Sun
86°54°
Mon
85°53°
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