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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.9 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 5.9-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 847 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Granlibakken Wilderness Trail 39.15798, -120.15484
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.9 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Granlibakken Wilderness Trail · 39.15798, -120.15484

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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-loop-9-km-d418

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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