Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,928 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 8,360 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24910, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,403–8,359 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24910, -120.03002

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftArrive 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

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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