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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,136 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,556 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,391–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 70°F / low 42° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  14. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 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-22-km-4861

Trail surface

82% dirt1% paved17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F42°
Precip4%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 72°51°
Thu 74°51°
Fri 65°46°
Sat 68°45°
Sun 60°34°
Mon 66°35°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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