Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,252 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,843–7,524 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.16418, -120.23940
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Scott Peak & Scott Peak Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft
- Ward Peak 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,751 ft
- Ward Peak 5 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,288 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft
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