1.9 miles
Distance
760 ft
Climb
-14 ft
Descent
00:32:49
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Tahoe Rim (Grass Lake) Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Freel High Country
    South Lake Tahoe, California
  • Ref Number
    #19E00
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May - Nov
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #45386 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #12487 in Trail Running
    • #6008 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Tahoe Rim Trail (Grass Lake) is a 2 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near South Lake Tahoe California. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 760 ft blue climb. On average it takes 32 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Tahoe Rim Trail (Grass Lake) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    745 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,292 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,037 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,292 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,038 ft
  • Grade
    7.3%
  • Grade max
    -5.7%
  • Grade min
    45.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    860 ft
  • Distance flat
    272 ft
  • Avg time
    00:32:49
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:27
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on Jun 8, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4 (1 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Tahoe Rim Trail... Trail Reports

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      Jun 8, 2022 @ 11:36am
      Jun 8, 2022
      		 Very small snow patches up top, easy to ride around.
      May 5, 2022 @ 7:07am
      May 5, 2022
      		 Patches of snow and 2 or 3 trees across the trail. Lots of snow at the intersection of the Grass Lake Spur.
      May 15, 2021 @ 12:42pm
      May 15, 2021
      Jun 13, 2020 @ 12:48pm
      Jun 13, 2020
      Feb 4, 2020 @ 12:59pm
      Feb 4, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 20 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 514 rides
      • Last: Jun 27, 2020

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      Aug 16, 2021 @ 1:26pm
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      Sep 7, 2020 @ 1:57pm
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      Sep 7, 2020 @ 1:56pm
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      Sep 7, 2020 @ 1:56pm
      Sep 7, 2020

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      dvcpinkbike (Aug 13, 2019 at 15:52)
      Sick descent with Tucker flat together - some of the faster flowy st trails around.
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