AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 517 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,496 – 6,962 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15078, -120.15218
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,496–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15078, -120.15218

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 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-8-km-368c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 82°54°

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