Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,626 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 7,248–8,697 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31063, -120.02948
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 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 2.5 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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