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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,165 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,504 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,391–7,504 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-9-km-c405

Trail surface

57% dirt2% paved41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 89°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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