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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 943 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 5.9 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 757 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- 16N54 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,083 ft
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