AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,284 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,844 – 7,523 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16479, -120.23773
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,843–7,524 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.16479, -120.23773

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-11-km-8795

Trail surface

75% dirt25% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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