Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 3,526 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Mottsville, NV. It climbs 3,526 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,043 – 8,196 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93030, -119.84865
Nearest town Mottsville, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 3,526 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,044–8,195 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93030, -119.84865

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 2.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 2.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 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

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~230 min). Leave by 3:59 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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