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Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,893 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,143 – 8,987 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.10321, -119.89554
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,893 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 7,141–8,985 ft

Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.10321, -119.89554

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 5.6 miTurn right onto Snow Valley Peak, heading N.
  4. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  6. 5.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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 82°F55°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 88°53°
Fri 87°54°
Sat 88°55°
Sun 88°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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