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Watson Creek headwaters meadow and Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,123 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,123 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,753 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24903, -120.06774
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,123 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,323–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24903, -120.06774

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 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-20-km-263c

Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F42°
Precip1%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 70°51°
Tue 70°47°
Wed 75°47°
Thu 71°47°
Fri 70°42°
Sat 71°43°

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