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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.5 mi · ▲ 812 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 5.5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 812 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15045, -120.15640
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.5 mi · ▲ 812 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15045, -120.15640

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miThe 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-4f65

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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