Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 479 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,605–7,014 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25865, -120.03629
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lake Vista Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Lake Vista Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.5 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft
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