Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

10 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 10-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,300 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 8,442 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28293, -120.10259
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

10 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,245–8,442 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 300 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 300 ftThe 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 surface

97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

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