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Dollar Property

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Dollar Property near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 1,279 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,578 – 7,881 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19684, -120.10731
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,580–7,881 ft

Out & Back · Dollar Property

Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 34% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  9. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miArrive 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-out-back-9-km-8787

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 54°F43°
Feels like39°Precip34%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity65%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 21% rain4 AM: 21% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 60°40°
Mon 64°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 71°51° 18%
Thu 72°53°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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