AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 791 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,847 – 7,504 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24903, -120.06774
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,846–7,504 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24903, -120.06774

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-6-km-5c54

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°55°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 87°56°
Mon 86°54°

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