Tahoe Rim Trail
Description
- Length of trail 241 km, 150 miles
- Length in days 13 days
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk
The Tahoe Rim Trail in California and Nevada is a 165 mile (266 km) circulair trail around Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada and Carson Range. About 50 miles are shared with the Pacific Crest Trail. Horse-riding is allowed on all of the trail. Biking is forbidden in the Wilderness areas.
Map
Links
Facts
- Tahoe Rim Trail Association
Home page of this trail.
- Lake Tahoe Rim Trail, Nevada California, National Recreation Trails
Short introduction to the trail.
- Tahoe Quarterly - The Tahoe Rim Trail
Introduction to the trail.
- Trails by Region - Hiking in Lake Tahoe
This review starts with a list of shorter trails around Lake Tahoe. To the bottom, you will find the section on the Tahoe Rim Trail.
Reports
- Trail Journals, Backpacking and Hiking Journals
All trail journals from the popular www.trailjournals.com regarding the Tahoe Rim Trail.
- Bike Carson » Tahoe Rim Trail – Big Meadow to Round Lake
Report of a part of the trail (Big Meadow to Round Lake).
- Photo Gallery » Tahoe Rim Trail -- BackpackingLight.com Forums
This lengthy report takes some time to load, but then you've got a pretty complete picture of the trail.
- Rating the Tahoe Rim Trail... a Critical Review
Description and opinion on several parts of the trail.
- Ten Day Tahoe Rim Ride and Peruvian Paso Horses
Trip report, back in 1996
- Trip Reports » Tahoe Rim Trail 2008-2009 -- BackpackingLight.com Forums
This trip report (fine pictures) covers 65 miles of the total trail.
- Lake Tahoe Rim Trail - Kingsbury Section, California
Picture series of the Tahoe Rim Trail.
- Trip Reports » Tahoe Rim Trail Thru hike -- BackpackingLight.com Forums
Short trip report.