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Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,612 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,559 – 7,753 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25443, -120.03994
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,560–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25443, -120.03994

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 60°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 5.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 5.9 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F42°
Precip2%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 59°42°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°46°
Wed 76°53° 22%
Thu 77°56°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

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