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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 5.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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
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
More from this trailhead
- Kings Beach Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 4.6 mi · ▲ 671 ft
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