Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,975 – 7,707 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31357, -120.04711
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,974–7,706 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31357, -120.04711

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  16. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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