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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,285 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,857 – 7,668 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25778, -120.08050
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,856–7,667 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25778, -120.08050

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 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-78ef

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 83°54°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 88°54°
Sat 87°56°
Sun 86°54°
Mon 85°53°

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