Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,989 – 8,061 ft15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30525, -120.03168
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 6,990–8,060 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.30525, -120.03168
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 67°F / low 46° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 67°F46°
Feels like42°Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed
68°48°
Thu
70°47°
Fri
61°42°
Sat
64°41°
Sun
56°30°
Mon
62°31°
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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