Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,054 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,054 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,322 – 7,189 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25765, -120.07569
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,054 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 6,323–7,189 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 69°F / low 44° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
90% dirt5% gravel2% paved3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 69°F44°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed
69°48°
Thu
73°47°
Fri
64°40°
Sat
69°40°
Sun
55°31°
Mon
62°27°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 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
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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