Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury, NV. It climbs 1,111 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 7,021–7,792 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 38.97740, -119.89915
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.8 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from Tahoe Rim Trail Trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 462 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 959 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,406 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail Loop 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,406 ft
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