Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 864 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,975 – 7,707 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31158, -120.04695
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,974–7,706 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31158, -120.04695

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 87°57°

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