Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,539 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,539 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,447 – 7,556 ft16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail 39.24874, -120.02815
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,539 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,446–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail · 39.24874, -120.02815
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM
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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