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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,136 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,166 – 8,819 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.10321, -119.89554
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 7,167–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.10321, -119.89554

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.2 miTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  14. 3.2 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-fc7a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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