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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,578 – 6,962 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14981, -120.15509
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,577–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14981, -120.15509

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftArrive 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-4744

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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