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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak)

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 1,062 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,475 – 9,243 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay 39.31323, -119.89742
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak)

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 8,476–9,243 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay · 39.31323, -119.89742

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Incline Lake Road, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  18. 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/tamarack-lake-tamarack-lake-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 75°54°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 81°51°
Fri 81°52°
Sat 81°53°
Sun 82°51°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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