AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,980 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,980 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 8,659 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28293, -120.10259
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,980 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,245–8,660 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miBear right onto Martis Peak Road, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  24. 1.7 miTurn left onto 16N54, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  27. 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  46. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  47. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 150 ftArrive 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-26-km-64b5

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F48°
Precip5%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 74°51°
Thu 76°48°
Fri 66°44°
Sat 70°43°
Sun 62°33°
Mon 68°36°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~245 min). Leave by 2:34 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

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