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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 792 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,569 – 7,258 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15285, -120.15430
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,569–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15285, -120.15430

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 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. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  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-13-km-2ab6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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