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Watson Creek headwaters meadow and Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,606 ft · 6 hr 30 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,606 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,753 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,606 ft · 6 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,391–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 5.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 5.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moon-dunes-beach-out-back-25-km-3af4

Trail surface

84% dirt1% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 70°F48°
Feels like48°Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 72°51°
Thu 74°50°
Fri 67°45°
Sat 69°46°
Sun 61°36°
Mon 71°34°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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