Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 905 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 7,504 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25563, -120.04898
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,581–7,504 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25563, -120.04898

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 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

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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