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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,520 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,520 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 8,363 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 16N92B 39.28382, -120.03171
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,520 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 7,022–8,362 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 2.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 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-12-km-44cf

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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