Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
2 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 53 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,582 – 7,015 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25563, -120.04898
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
2 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 53 min
Elevation 6,581–7,014 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25563, -120.04898
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
88°59°
Fri
88°60°
Sat
88°60°
Sun
89°58°
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- Kings Beach Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 462 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 905 ft
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- Kings Beach Trail 4 mi · ▲ 644 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 776 ft
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