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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,261 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,622 – 8,691 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30917, -120.02015
Nearest town Iceland, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 7,623–8,691 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.30917, -120.02015

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto 16N54, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 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-1f93

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 86°55°

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