Watson Creek headwaters meadow and Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
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Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,248 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,753 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25765, -120.07569
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,248 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,323–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 69°F / low 44° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 2.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F44°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 69°48°
Thu 73°47°
Fri 64°40°
Sat 69°40°
Sun 55°31°
Mon 62°27°

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