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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,062 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,622 – 8,399 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30917, -120.02015
Nearest town Iceland, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 7,623–8,401 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.30917, -120.02015

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-9-km-807d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 86°55°

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