AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 598 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,572 – 7,015 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25401, -120.03720
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,573–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-7-km-ef7b

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

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

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