Nevada trails · Tahoe Rim Trail
Tahoe Rim Trail
A 70.0-mile network in Nevada, with 3,303 ft of climbing. Reaches Relay Peak and other lake/pass/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 57.2 and mile 114.4. It gives back about 14,119 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Relay Peak (summit)
- Spooner Summit (pass)
- Mount Baldy (summit)
- Mount Rose Summit (pass)
- Mud Lake (lake)
- Twin Lakes (lake)
- McKenna Point (viewpoint)
- Marlette Lake Overlook (viewpoint)
Heads up
Getting there
H-T SPOONER SUMMIT PICNIC AREA/ TRT TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 39.10350, -119.89520 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:27 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 70.0-mile route works out to roughly 27 h 35 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- TRT N CANYON CAMPGROUND SPUR + TAHOE RIM TRAIL + Unnamed trail — 8.4 mi loop, 1,889 ft gain
- TRT MARLETTE PEAK LOOP + TAHOE RIM TRAIL — 2.7 mi loop, 378 ft gain
- TRT: Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit + TAHOE RIM TRAIL — 10.3 mi loop, 1,836 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into CA as Tahoe Rim Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Clear Creek Trail — 0.0 mi
- Hobart Rd — 8.1 mi
- Ophir Creek — 14.2 mi