Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,831 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,831 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,322 – 7,471 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25152, -120.06472
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,831 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,323–7,471 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25152, -120.06472
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 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
93% dirt5% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 69°F42°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
69°51°
Tue
76°47°
Wed
75°47°
Thu
71°47°
Fri
70°42°
Sat
71°43°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,158 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,762 ft
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