Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 351 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,821 – 7,179 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,821–7,178 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 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 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

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:10 PM

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