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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.8 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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°

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