AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,224 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,844 – 7,543 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14239, -120.22934
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,843–7,542 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14239, -120.22934

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 50 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-11-km-0645

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 81°55°
Thu 85°55°
Fri 86°55°
Sat 86°56°
Sun 85°55°
Mon 84°53°

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