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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 729 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,536 – 6,962 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15045, -120.15640
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,537–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15045, -120.15640

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 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-7f08

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F44°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 71°50°
Tue 72°49°
Wed 70°49°
Thu 67°48°
Fri 66°46°
Sat 67°46°

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