Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,015 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 2,015 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,015 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,733–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.98202, -119.91826
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 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
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from this trailhead
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft
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