AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 510 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,015 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25715, -120.03438
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,605–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25715, -120.03438

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-6-km-aacd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

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