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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 53 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,231 – 6,408 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15750, -120.14643
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 53 min

Elevation 6,229–6,407 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15750, -120.14643

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 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-4-km-8996

Trail surface

56% dirt42% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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