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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.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 7,556 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96789, -119.89065
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-9-km-f36f

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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