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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 1,627 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,477 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15078, -120.15218
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,475–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15078, -120.15218

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
  13. 3.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 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-fd73

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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