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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,933 – 7,258 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14489, -120.17428
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,934–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14489, -120.17428

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 500 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-f7b9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like36°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 57°39°
Mon 63°38°
Tue 67°43°
Wed 69°49° 20%
Thu 70°51°
Fri 68°48°

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