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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 618 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,015 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,605–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 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-f972

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°61°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 88°56°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 89°55°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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