Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 999 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,821 – 7,668 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25530, -120.06692
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,821–7,667 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25530, -120.06692

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  5. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 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 surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:10 PM

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