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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 867 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,504 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25662, -120.04526
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,605–7,504 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 200 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-687d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

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