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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury, NV. It climbs 1,456 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 7,792 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Logging Road Lane 38.97815, -119.90308
Nearest town Kingsbury, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 7,021–7,792 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Logging Road Lane · 38.97815, -119.90308

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Logging Road Lane, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  4. 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Logging Road Lane, heading NW.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-11-km-4e38

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 84°59°
Thu 90°56°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 89°57°
Mon 88°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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