Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 480 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 8,280–8,660 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto 16N54, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from 16N92B Trailhead
- Martis Peak Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft
- 16N54 & 16N92B Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft
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