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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,354 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,354 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,467 – 7,802 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.08273, -119.93573
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,354 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,467–7,802 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.08273, -119.93573

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 2.6 miSharp right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  13. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 039, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  20. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  23. 2.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-22-km-b04b

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F46°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 72°53°
Tue 74°48°
Wed 77°43°
Thu 74°48°
Fri 74°43°
Sat 75°43°

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