Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

16 mi · ▲ 2,391 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

16 mi · ▲ 2,391 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  7. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  19. 500 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  29. 3.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt6% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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