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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 54 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 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,844 – 7,031 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14489, -120.17428
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 54 min

Elevation 6,843–7,032 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14489, -120.17428

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 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-92a2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 82°54°
Thu 79°53°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 79°55°
Sun 80°53°

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