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Tahoe Rim Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,825 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,018 – 8,370 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Genoa Peak Road 39.09571, -119.91007
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,825 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,019–8,369 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Genoa Peak Road · 39.09571, -119.91007

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Genoa Peak Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 4 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 1.4 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 88°53°
Fri 89°54°
Sat 89°55°
Sun 88°54°

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