Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,536 – 7,021 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14774, -120.17354
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,537–7,020 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14774, -120.17354

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 79°53°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 79°55°
Sun 80°53°

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