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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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