Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
White Hill via Tahoe Rim Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 3 hr 13 min
White Hill via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches White Hill at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,371 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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White Hill via Tahoe Rim Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 7,141–7,802 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach White Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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