Tahoe Rim Trail

165-mile thru-hike — verified termini, official permits, OSM route geometry

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Markers: 2
Areas: 0
Resources: 1
Distance: 168.2 mi
Elevation: —

Markers: 2
Areas: 0
Resources: 1
Distance: 168.2 mi
Elevation: —

Notes

The Tahoe Rim Trail is a roughly 165-mile loop encircling the Lake Tahoe Basin through California and Nevada, climbing the Sierra Nevada and Carson Range ridgelines with about 24,400 feet of total elevation gain. About 50 miles overlap with the Pacific Crest Trail along Tahoe's western rim.

Checkpoints

1
Tahoe Meadows Trailhead (common start)
Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.
2
Tahoe Meadows Trailhead (common start)
Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.

Landmarks (105)

Tahoe Meadows Trailhead
Trailhead
Common loop start north of Lake Tahoe, NV.
Relay Peak
Summit
Highest point on the TRT — 10,338 ft.
Echo Summit
Intersection
Common alternate start and PCT junction at Highway 50.
Meeks Bay Resort
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Meeks Bay
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Red Fir
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Pleasant Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Lake Tahoe - East Shore
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Nevada Beach Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Kirkwood Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Meeks Bay Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Wylder Hope Valley
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Davis Creek Regional Park
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Fallen Leaf Campground - South Lake Tahoe
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Lake Forest Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Hope Valley Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Silver Creek Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Camp Richardson Resort & Marina
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Fallen Leaf Campground - South Lake Tahoe
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Camp Richardson Resort & Marina
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Fallen Leaf Campground - South Lake Tahoe
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Zephyr Cove Resort
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Kaspian Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Tahoe SRA
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Desolation Wilderness - Aloha Zone
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
SNO Echo Lake
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Eagle Point Campground - Emerald Bay State Park
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Goose Meadows
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Emerald Bay State Park
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Bear Lake Rd. Dispersed
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Hope Valley Resort & Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Toiyabe National Forest Hope Valley Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Kit Carson Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Scotts Lake Rd Dispersed Camping
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Granite Chief Wilderness - Dispersed
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Fallen Leaf Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Lovers Leap Campground
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Wrights Lake
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Campground by the Lake
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.
Silver Creek-truckee
Campsite
Verified campground near the route.

Tahoe Rim Trail

Notes

Checkpoints

Landmarks (105)

Markers (2)

Trails (1)

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