Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,239 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 8,517 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30525, -120.03168
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 7,636–8,518 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.30525, -120.03168
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
83°57°
Thu
86°57°
Fri
86°58°
Sat
86°58°
Sun
87°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Martis Peak 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Martis Peak 5 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft
- Martis Peak Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft
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