Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,355 – 7,556 ft15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24462, -120.02660
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,355–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24462, -120.02660
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like43°Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
60°47°
Mon
70°43°
Tue
78°47°
Wed
82°57°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
77°51°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- 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 Old Grist Mill Road Trailhead
- Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.4 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Beaver Street Extension Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 450 ft
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