Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,928 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,084 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25152, -120.06472
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,323–7,084 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25152, -120.06472

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  32. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt7% paved4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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