Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,203 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,497 – 8,061 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30525, -120.03168
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 7,497–8,060 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.30525, -120.03168

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 70°50°
Tue 69°47°
Wed 73°48°
Thu 69°48°
Fri 69°44°
Sat 70°45°

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