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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,393 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,393 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 8,714 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,393 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,403–8,713 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.03002

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 26% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 200 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 250 ftArrive 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-17-km-77b0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 54°F43°
Precip26%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 64°41°
Mon 71°40°
Tue 73°47°
Wed 67°50° 26%
Thu 70°51° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 4:09 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead

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