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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 515 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,038 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25865, -120.03629
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,605–7,039 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25865, -120.03629

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-6-km-e081

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 89°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 87°59°
Mon 86°57°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead

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