Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 546 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,038 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,605–7,039 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. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 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

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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