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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 892 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,149 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,605–7,150 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. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  18. 150 ftArrive 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/lake-vista-road-out-back-9-km-c530

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°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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