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Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,948 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,008 – 8,517 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31382, -120.05015
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,948 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 7,007–8,518 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31382, -120.05015

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miArrive 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

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 87°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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