Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,821 – 7,212 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25530, -120.06692
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,821–7,212 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25530, -120.06692

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  5. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 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

89% dirt11% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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