Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Shakespeare Point via Tahoe Rim Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Shakespeare Point via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Shakespeare Point at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,030 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,811 – 7,802 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead 39.10454, -119.89692
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Shakespeare Point via Tahoe Rim Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,812–7,802 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 2.6 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach Shakespeare Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 2.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  18. 2.2 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

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 81°58°
Thu 88°52°
Fri 88°53°
Sat 88°55°
Sun 87°54°
Mon 87°52°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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