Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rubicon Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Rubicon Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. It climbs 648 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rubicon Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 6,678–7,326 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Rubicon Trail · 39.04599, -120.16828
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rubicon Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Richardson Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto General Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Richardson Lake Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rubicon Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Rubicon Trail Trailhead
- Buck Lake via Rubicon Trail 4 mi · ▲ 856 ft
- Rubicon Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft
- Rubicon Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 453 ft
- Buck Lake & North Miller Creek East via Rubicon Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,381 ft
- Rubicon Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Lost Lake & Lost Lake Trail via Rubicon Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,649 ft
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