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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 10.6-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,392 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,139 – 8,442 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail 39.28706, -120.10392
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

10.6 mi · ▲ 2,392 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,139–8,442 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail · 39.28706, -120.10392

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 59°F / low 45° · precip 33% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 1.6 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 1.6 miTurn left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 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

OvercastTemperature 59°F45°
Feels like42°Precip33%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 30% rain1 AM: 28% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 24% rain4 AM: 25% rain5 AM: 25% rain6 AM: 26% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 64°41°
Sun 63°39°
Mon 73°38°
Tue 76°45°
Wed 78°51° 18%
Thu 79°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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