Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 991 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,857 – 7,556 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25765, -120.07569
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 991 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 6,856–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 81°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.8 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 W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F45°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 86°55°
Sat 87°55°
Sun 87°53°

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