Watson Creek headwaters meadow and Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
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Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,301 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,753 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25615, -120.06019
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,301 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,672–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25615, -120.06019

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 5.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 5.9 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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