Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 896 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25595, -120.05408
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25595, -120.05408

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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