Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 3,637 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,637 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 6,446–8,518 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31382, -120.05015
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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