Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 49 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 295 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,847 – 7,015 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24903, -120.06774
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

2 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 49 min

Elevation 6,846–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24903, -120.06774

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 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

95% dirt5% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°55°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 87°56°
Mon 86°54°

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