Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Northstar Vail Conservation Easement near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,758 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,139 – 7,386 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail 39.28706, -120.10392
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,139–7,385 ft
Out & Back · Northstar Vail Conservation Easement
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail · 39.28706, -120.10392
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Elizabethtown Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Martis Peak Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft
- Martis Peak Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft
- Martis Peak Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,778 ft
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