Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Viewpoint via Tahoe Rim Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Tahoe Rim Viewpoint via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. The route reaches Tahoe Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 844 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tahoe Rim Viewpoint via Tahoe Rim Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 8,280–9,030 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto 16N54, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Tahoe Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto 16N54, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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