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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 1,951 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,683 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97459, -119.91761
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,683–7,792 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97459, -119.91761

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  3. 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.1 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-34b7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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