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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 3.7-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,602 – 8,442 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road 39.28668, -120.03317
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 7,601–8,442 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road · 39.28668, -120.03317

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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-loop-6-km-30de

Trail surface

90% dirt6% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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