Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 2,307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,605 – 7,753 ft14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25662, -120.04526
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
14 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,605–7,754 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 5.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead
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
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 14 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,026 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,123 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft
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