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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,153 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97923, -119.89581
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 7,154–7,557 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97923, -119.89581

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 59°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 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-f8bd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 59°F39°
Feels like35°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 69°37°
Tue 76°42°
Wed 76°52° 21%
Thu 77°55°
Fri 76°51°

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