Northstar Vail Conservation Easement
Tahoe Rim Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Northstar Vail Conservation Easement near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,358 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,248–7,631 ft
Out & Back · Northstar Vail Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Elizabethtown Meadows Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Martis Peak Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,461 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,635 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 8 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,674 ft
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