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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,561 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 1,561 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,477 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14981, -120.15509
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,561 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,475–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14981, -120.15509

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading NE.
  12. 3.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-21-km-b25e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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