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
- Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 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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