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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Section 9 West Spur & Tahoe Rim Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Section 9 West Spur & Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,759 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,936 – 7,556 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Section 9 West Spur & Tahoe Rim Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,936–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Section 9 West Spur, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  18. 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/section-9-west-spur-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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