Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 3 hr

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,415 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,536 – 8,363 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 16N92B 39.28382, -120.03171
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 7,536–8,364 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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