Tahoe Rim Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Dollar Property near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 1,279 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,578 – 7,881 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19684, -120.10731
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 6,580–7,881 ft
Out & Back · Dollar Property
Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
80°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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