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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 1,135 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.97754, -119.89480
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,021–7,792 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.97754, -119.89480

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading N.
  5. 0.2 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-3a58

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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