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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,506 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,506 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,536 – 7,543 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14239, -120.22934
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,506 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,537–7,542 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14239, -120.22934

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  9. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 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-13-km-1297

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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