Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 1,289 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,569 – 7,881 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19258, -120.12277
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,570–7,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.19258, -120.12277

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mill's Hill, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mill's Hill, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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