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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 985 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 7,015 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

7 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,509–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  26. 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-1224

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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