Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 1,220 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,641 – 7,881 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 39.19738, -120.11791
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,639–7,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail · 39.19738, -120.11791

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Class Cutter, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Class Cutter, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F46°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°54°
Fri 82°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 80°55°

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