Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 634 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,572 – 7,038 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25401, -120.03720
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,573–7,039 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
89°60°
Fri
88°60°
Sat
89°61°
Sun
89°59°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Kings Beach Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Lake Vista Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 715 ft
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