Tahoe Rim Trail Segment

This trip will automatically place you on the waitlist. Please prepare to respond to a meetup message regarding your phone and email information to discuss your experience with the leader prior to being admitted to the trip.
Join us for a backpack around the southern end of Lake Tahoe. Trip is 4 backpack days plus a day hike day. The final day of this trip is strenuous (nearly 11 Miles and 4000 ft elevation gain), but we will be able to ditch our backpacks and dayhike to get a great view of the entire Lake Tahoe basin. The previous more moderate days of the trip will help get you ready for this larger ascent and longer mileage day. We start by gathering at a campsite in Hope Valley to arrange car positioning for this point to point backpack. The first two backpack days will go through a section with multiple lakes, where we will camp at lakes. Then we will transition to a section where there are lots of meadows. The backpack days will be less than 8 miles and 2000 ft elevation gain. We finish with a loop dayhike to the highest peak looking over Lake Tahoe from the south. Participants should be in good shape, with some prior backpacking experience. Costs- your share of campsite costs, anticipated to be between $6 and $10. Please contact Kris to ensure you are a good fit for this trip. We will have a Zoom meeting prior to the trip for participants to meet each other, and self coordinate carpools. Carpooling from San Diego is encouraged since this is a long drive. Although you can RSVP through this website, leader or assistant will need to approve your apparent capability for this trip. To do this we will contact you regarding your gear and a medical form regarding pre-existing conditions.