Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 925 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 7,021–7,557 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,293 ft
- Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
- Cal Neva & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft
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