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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 770 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,536 – 6,962 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15285, -120.15430
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,537–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15285, -120.15430

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 W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 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. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 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-9-km-1f1d

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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