Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,694 ft · 6 hr 33 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 2,694 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,989 – 8,061 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31063, -120.02948
Nearest town Iceland, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,694 ft · 6 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,990–8,060 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31063, -120.02948

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  13. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 0.8 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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