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 15% 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: 15%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10316, -119.91409
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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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: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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 surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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