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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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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