Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 685 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 6,672–7,212 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25595, -120.05408
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 N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 814 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Lake Vista Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 5.2 mi · ▲ 625 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft
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