Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,055 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,055 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,189 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.9 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 · ▲ 2,055 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,323–7,189 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 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. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  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 SE.
  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. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  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 N.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  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 E.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt7% paved4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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