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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from this trailhead
- Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,404 ft
- Scenic Overlook & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 12 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft
- Smiling Rock–Barn Trail, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 2,555 ft
- Round Hill Pines Beach–Nevada Beach, 3 beaches 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,054 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
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