Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,648 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 7,019–7,802 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 039 · 39.10501, -119.89363
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
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- Start on National Forest Development Road 039, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto 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 W.
- 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 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 039, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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