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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,292 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,292 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,292 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

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

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  7. 5.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 5.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-23-km-f1d1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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