Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 776 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,581–7,212 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25563, -120.04898
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Lake Ridge Trail–North Ridge Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 462 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 905 ft
- California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 4 mi · ▲ 644 ft
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