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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 650 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,258 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.14111, -120.18874
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,604–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.14111, -120.18874

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miArrive 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-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 84°57°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 87°57°
Mon 86°55°

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