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Watson Creek headwaters meadow and Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Marina Estates, CA. It climbs 1,596 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,753 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24231, -120.07537
Nearest town Tahoe Marina Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,323–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24231, -120.07537

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-16-km-003a

Trail surface

97% dirt1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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