Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
12 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,983 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
12 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,672–7,706 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31158, -120.04695
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft
- East Martis Creek Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 2,008 ft
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