Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 1,958 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,414 – 8,360 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,415–8,359 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fox, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fox, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like40°Precip26%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
60°43°
Sun
60°41°
Mon
71°40°
Tue
74°47°
Wed
77°54°
16%
Thu
78°56°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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