Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,534 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 7,248–8,518 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31063, -120.02948
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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