Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,763 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 2,763 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,763 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 6,544–8,359 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Beaver Street Extension · 39.24330, -120.01494
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Beaver Street Extension Trailhead
- Lookout Point & Saddle 2.1 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Brockway Spring–Beaver Street Extension Loop, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 703 ft
- 16N54 8.8 mi · ▲ 3,052 ft
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