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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 55 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,844 – 7,025 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paige Meadows 39.14627, -120.17320
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 55 min

Elevation 6,843–7,026 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Paige Meadows · 39.14627, -120.17320

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-4-km-47b9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 79°53°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 79°55°
Sun 80°53°

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