Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 542 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,536 – 7,025 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paige Meadows 39.14627, -120.17320
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,537–7,026 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Paige Meadows · 39.14627, -120.17320
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
83°59°
Wed
83°54°
Thu
79°53°
Fri
79°54°
Sat
79°55°
Sun
80°53°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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