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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,969 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,556 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,391–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  16. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 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-f8c3

Trail surface

78% dirt1% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 70°F48°
Feels like48°Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 72°51°
Thu 74°50°
Fri 67°45°
Sat 69°46°
Sun 61°36°
Mon 71°34°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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