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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 2,287 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,287 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28293, -120.10259
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 2,287 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,248–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 45° · precip 33% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miArrive 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-abab

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 58°F45°
Precip33%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 30% rain1 AM: 28% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 24% rain4 AM: 25% rain5 AM: 25% rain6 AM: 26% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 63°44°
Sun 65°38°
Mon 73°38°
Tue 74°45°
Wed 68°47° 26%
Thu 71°50° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

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