Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,975 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,975 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,467 – 8,445 ft · steepest grade: 36%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.08273, -119.93573
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,975 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,467–8,444 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.08273, -119.93573
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°63°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
90°55°
Fri
90°57°
Sat
90°58°
Sun
91°55°
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