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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 637 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,536 – 6,982 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14044, -120.17133
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,537–6,982 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14044, -120.17133

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 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-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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