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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.6 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 5.6-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 795 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14981, -120.15509
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.6 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14981, -120.15509

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 200 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-9-km-4a8f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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