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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, 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
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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- Kings Beach Trail 4 mi · ▲ 644 ft
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