Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 4,937 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Mottsville, NV. It climbs 4,937 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,043 – 8,839 ft · steepest grade: 39%12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93030, -119.84865
Nearest town Mottsville, NV
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 4,937 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,044–8,839 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93030, -119.84865
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
88% dirt12% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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