Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,153 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97923, -119.89581
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 7,154–7,557 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.97923, -119.89581

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 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 82°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 89°56°

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