Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,389 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,389 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,389 ft · 6 hr 16 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: Overcast, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · 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. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 300 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  27. 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F52°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Tue 70°51°
Wed 76°51°
Thu 72°49°
Fri 67°45°
Sat 70°45°
Sun 65°40°

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