Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 50 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,857 – 7,038 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 50 min

Elevation 6,856–7,039 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. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 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

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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