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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,474 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,018 – 7,802 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.10321, -119.89554
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

8 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 7,019–7,802 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.10321, -119.89554

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

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.1 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-eaa2

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

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°

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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