Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,116 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 1,116 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 7,015 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,116 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,415–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Fox, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  16. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fox, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 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 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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