AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,115 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,115 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,483 – 8,619 ft · steepest grade: 28%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.08282, -119.93356
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,115 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,484–8,620 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.08282, -119.93356

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 3.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 3.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 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-19-km-dd9d

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°55°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 91°55°

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