Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 7,556 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24462, -120.02660
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,355–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24462, -120.02660

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  17. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftSharp left onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  22. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 300 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  37. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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