Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,325 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,153 – 8,370 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead 39.10454, -119.89692
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 7,153–8,369 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
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
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F55°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
82°61°
Wed
83°56°
Thu
88°53°
Fri
87°54°
Sat
88°55°
Sun
88°53°
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft
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