Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,227 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,975 – 7,707 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31382, -120.05015
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,974–7,706 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31382, -120.05015

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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