Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,536 – 7,258 ft9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17590, -120.21886
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 6,537–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.17590, -120.21886
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°59°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
87°56°
Fri
88°57°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
87°57°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 8.3 mi · ▲ 971 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 998 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,288 ft
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