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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 446 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,857 – 7,189 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25765, -120.07569
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,856–7,189 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 57°F / low 37° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 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-4-km-2440

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 57°F37°
Feels like35°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 57°35°
Mon 69°34°
Tue 72°41°
Wed 74°47° 17%
Thu 75°51°
Fri 73°47°

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