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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Christmas Valley Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Christmas Valley Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 1,033 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,244 – 8,081 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Meadow Trailhead 38.79001, -120.00017
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Christmas Valley Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 7,244–8,081 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Big Meadow Trailhead · 38.79001, -120.00017

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Big Meadow Trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right onto Christmas Valley Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), heading SE.
  8. 1.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Meadow Trailhead, heading NE.
  10. 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/tahoe-rim-trail-big-meadow-to-pct-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F49°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 82°56°
Wed 83°61°
Thu 87°59°
Fri 87°61°
Sat 87°61°
Sun 86°60°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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