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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,738 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,738 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,982 – 7,802 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10316, -119.91409
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,738 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,983–7,802 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.10316, -119.91409

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  12. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 450 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-18-km-2068

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 88°53°
Fri 89°54°
Sat 89°55°
Sun 88°54°

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