AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

16 mi · ▲ 2,339 ft · 6 hr 30 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,339 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

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

16 mi · ▲ 2,339 ft · 6 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 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. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  15. 3.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-26-km-fb45

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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