Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,871 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25615, -120.06019
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25615, -120.06019

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  14. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°61°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 88°56°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 89°55°

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