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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 3.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  18. 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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