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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Viewpoint–Jennifer, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 3,241 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Tahoe Rim Viewpoint–Jennifer, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Tahoe Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,241 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,408 – 9,443 ft · steepest grade: 44%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway 39.26857, -119.93607
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Tahoe Rim Viewpoint–Jennifer, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 3,241 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 7,410–9,441 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway · 39.26857, -119.93607

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mount Rose Highway, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Lunar, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Jennifer, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Rose Knob Peak, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right onto Marlene, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftReach Tahoe Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.7 miBear right onto Marlene, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.5 miTurn right onto Rose Knob Peak, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Jennifer, heading S.
  19. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto Lunar, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miBear right onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading S.
  26. 0.5 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-viewpoint-out-back-18-km-75f6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 80°60°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 87°57°
Mon 85°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~205 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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