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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 3.7-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 827 ft, with sections as steep as 21% 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: 21%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 16N92B 39.28382, -120.03171
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 7,601–8,442 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 150 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-loop-6-km-2313

Trail surface

90% dirt6% paved4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 77°56°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 82°53°
Fri 82°54°
Sat 82°54°
Sun 83°52°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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