Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
13 mi · ▲ 5,573 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Mottsville, NV. It climbs 5,573 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,748 – 8,839 ft · steepest grade: 38%13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 38.94681, -119.84286
Nearest town Mottsville, NV
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
13 mi · ▲ 5,573 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,746–8,839 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: connector · 38.94681, -119.84286
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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