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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,611 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15045, -120.15640
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,610–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15045, -120.15640

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 3.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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-ea58

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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