Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,118 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,118 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,556 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,118 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,646–7,556 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. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  27. 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt7% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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