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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,896 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,447 – 8,360 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail 39.24874, -120.02815
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,446–8,359 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail · 39.24874, -120.02815

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 26% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miArrive 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-1aa5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 54°F43°
Precip26%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 64°41°
Mon 71°40°
Tue 73°47°
Wed 67°50° 26%
Thu 70°51° 29%

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