Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 1,102 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Granlibakken Wilderness Trail 39.15798, -120.15484
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Granlibakken Wilderness Trail · 39.15798, -120.15484

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miArrive 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

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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