Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,835 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,247 – 8,659 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28293, -120.10259
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,835 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,248–8,660 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto 16N54, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°62°
Wed
87°58°
Thu
91°57°
Fri
92°58°
Sat
91°59°
Sun
90°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
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- Martis Peak Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,461 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,635 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 8 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft
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