Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rifle Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,825 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Rifle Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Rifle Peak at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 2,825 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rifle Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,825 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 7,022–9,422 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Rifle Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 3.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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