AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,844 – 7,067 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14769, -120.21580
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,843–7,066 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14769, -120.21580

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 450 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-5-km-09f6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F49°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 81°55°
Thu 86°55°
Fri 87°56°
Sat 87°57°
Sun 86°56°

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