Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,864 ft · 5 hr

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,864 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,284 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,864 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 6,323–7,284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24903, -120.06774

Weather Sep 20: 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. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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