Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 723 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,559 – 7,038 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25443, -120.03994
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,560–7,039 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25443, -120.03994

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 60°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 60°F43°
Feels like39°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°56°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

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