Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail Loop
5.6 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 5.6-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 850 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15285, -120.15430
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop
5.6 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.15285, -120.15430
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
82°54°
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