Full Description
The 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail is considered one of the world's premier trails. Accessible by hikers, equestrians, skiers and mountain bikers (for the non-wilderness portions), it winds completely around spectacular Lake Tahoe, the highest and largest alpine lake in North America. The trail crosses through six counties, three national forests, and two states and was completed in 2001 largely by volunteer labor.The best-selling Tahoe Rim Trail has been revised to reflect the latest conditions and routing of the trail and includes information for over 20 miles of new trail. Updated topographic maps depict the entire route, along with the easy (and fun) to read trail directions, the book includes fascinating information on the plants and animals you'll see along the trail, plus essential advice for planning a hike on the TRT, whether it's a day's outing or a 2-week circuit of the entire lake.The first and only how-to guide to this popular trail, it is the official guidebook of the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, whose mission is to improve, maintain and promote the trail.
Contents
A Note from the Tahoe Rim Trail AssociationForeword by Glenn Hampton, founder of the Tahoe Rim Trail1 Introduction to the Tahoe Area and the Tahoe Rim Trail* Geographic Setting* Trail History* The Tahoe Rim Trail Association* Regulations and Permits2 Animals and Plants, Great and Small3 Let's All Get Along: A Trail for Everyone4 Weather, Water, and When To Go5 Fun for All and All for Fun: A User's Guide to the Tahoe Rim Trail* A Hiking Paradise* Backpacking and Camping* Yippee! Mountain Biking* Getting Horsey on the TRT* Goin' Fishin'* Kids Like to Hike. . . Some Kids . . . Sometimes . . . and, Not Too Far* What About Fido?6 Trail DescriptionsLegend for Maps in Trail DescriptionsSection 1 Tahoe City to Brockway Summit(20.2)Section 2 Brockway Summit to Tahoe Meadows(20.2)Section 3 Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit(23.1 miles)Section 4 Spooner Summit to Kingsbury Grade(18.5)Section 5 Kingsbury Grade to Big Meadow(23.2 miles)Section 6 Big Meadow Trailhead to Echo Summit/Echo Lake (15.3 miles/17.5 miles)Section 7 Echo Summit/Echo Lake to Barker Pass (32.5 miles/34.7 miles)Section 8 Barker Pass to Tahoe City (16.7 miles)7 Other Tahoe Area Attractions and Activities8 Resources and AmenitiesAfterwordAppendix A Mileages for the Tahoe Rim TrailAppendix B Tim's Top 5 Best Places on the TrailAppendix C Ways to Save Lake TahoeIndexAbout the Author
