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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  18. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  30. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.6 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

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°

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