California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North)

Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North)Photo: AT2663, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.1 mi
round trip
312 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Caution at last check

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago

Is Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North) open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North) is a short, easy mountain biking route in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 1.1 miles long and rises roughly 312 feet from a low point of 7,360 feet to a high of 7,686 feet on an out-and-back route that covers about 2.3 miles round trip. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tahoe City show July highs around 78°F with lows near 46°F and only about one wet day in the month. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The Painted Rock South section of the Tahoe Rim Trail lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Painted Rock North route links easily with the rest of the Tahoe Rim Trail. For an overnight stay, Silver Creek-Truckee campground is about 1.6 miles off, and the Light Deprivation Buttress climbing area is about 2.1 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Silver Creek-Truckee

    Campground

    Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    River Ranch

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Watson Cabin

    Museum

    On your way back · 3 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North)

    Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      40° / 21°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 24°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 28°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    5. May

      59° / 34°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 46°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 45°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 41°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 33°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      48° / 26°

      7 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 3.6 mi away at 6,230 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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