Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 1,189 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 7,021–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97923, -119.89581
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft
- Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
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