Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rubicon Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Rubicon Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. It climbs 453 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,677 – 7,136 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rubicon Trail 39.04599, -120.16828
Nearest town Tahoma Meadows, CA
Directions
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Rubicon Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 6,678–7,137 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Rubicon Trail · 39.04599, -120.16828
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rubicon Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 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
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rubicon Trail Trailhead
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