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Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 1,971 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 8,094 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,971 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 7,021–8,095 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.4 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading E.
  4. 1.4 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  6. 3.6 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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