Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,495 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 7,019–7,802 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miArrive 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 Spooner Summit Trailhead Trailhead
- Spooner Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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