Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,027 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,857 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25778, -120.08050
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 6,856–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25778, -120.08050

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed 83°54°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 88°54°
Sat 87°56°
Sun 86°54°
Mon 85°53°

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