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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.9 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 5.9-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 901 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15083, -120.15115
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

5.9 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15083, -120.15115

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 500 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-fa60

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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