Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) & Tahoe Rim Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) & Tahoe Rim Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,526 – 6,765 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.14047, -120.19165
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) & Tahoe Rim Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,527–6,766 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.14047, -120.19165

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 87°58°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 88°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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