Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 1,990 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,166 – 8,819 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.10321, -119.89554
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 7,167–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.10321, -119.89554

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.2 miTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  15. 3.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 81°58°
Thu 88°52°
Fri 88°53°
Sat 88°55°
Sun 87°54°
Mon 87°52°

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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