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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury, NV. It climbs 984 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,025 – 7,861 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 38.97054, -119.89859
Nearest town Kingsbury, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 7,024–7,860 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 38.97054, -119.89859

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.8 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-9-km-1e52

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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