Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 1,153 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15078, -120.15218
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15078, -120.15218

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftArrive 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

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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