Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
6 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 716 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,536 – 7,258 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.14047, -120.19165
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
6 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,537–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.14047, -120.19165
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive 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°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°60°
Wed
84°57°
Thu
87°57°
Fri
87°58°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
88°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Tahoe Rim Trail Trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) & Tahoe Rim Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- William Kent Beach via Tahoe Rim Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 987 ft
- Estelle Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,331 ft
- Alpine Crags Road via Tahoe Rim Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,487 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,541 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,610 ft
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