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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,020 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25615, -120.06019
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25615, -120.06019

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 4.8 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  8. 4.8 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miArrive 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-19-km-040c

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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