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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,036 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,036 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,212 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,036 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,391–7,212 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftArrive 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-d554

Trail surface

55% dirt7% paved38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 89°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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