2015-10-31 14 25 23 View toward Lake Tahoe from the Mount Rose Trail about 0.3 miles northwest of Mount Rose Summit, Nevada.jpg
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Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 1,034 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,544 – 9,243 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29889, -119.92117
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak)

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 8,545–9,243 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.29889, -119.92117

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Incline Lake Road, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Incline Lake Road, heading S.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F51°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°53°
Fri 83°53°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 83°52°

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