Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 637 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,395 – 8,035 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Approach to Luther Spires 38.79365, -119.99595
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 7,395–8,034 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Approach to Luther Spires · 38.79365, -119.99595

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Approach to Luther Spires, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Approach to Luther Spires, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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