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.
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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
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Shakespeare Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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