Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 1,197 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,313 – 7,025 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15083, -120.15115
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,314–7,026 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15083, -120.15115
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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