Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 727 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,857 – 7,504 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24903, -120.06774
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 6,856–7,504 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 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
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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