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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 Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 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

Mostly clearTemperature 70°F49°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 73°48°
Thu 73°47°
Fri 66°42°
Sat 68°43°
Sun 60°35°
Mon 72°32°

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