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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 5,015 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Mottsville, NV. It climbs 5,015 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,971 – 8,839 ft · steepest grade: 38%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93228, -119.84857
Nearest town Mottsville, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 5,015 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Elevation 4,971–8,839 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93228, -119.84857

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 3.5 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-e946

Trail surface

88% dirt12% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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