Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,925 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,925 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25746, -120.04785
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,925 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25746, -120.04785

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  6. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  13. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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