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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,364 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,364 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 7,556 ft15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24690, -120.02505
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,364 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,417–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24690, -120.02505

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  15. 3.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftSharp left onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  17. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  20. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 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/brockway-spring-out-back-26-km-76e8

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° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sat 60°43°
Sun 60°41°
Mon 71°40°
Tue 74°47°
Wed 76°54° 16%
Thu 78°56°

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