Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

14 mi · ▲ 2,208 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,208 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,555 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20427, -120.10315
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

14 mi · ▲ 2,208 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,556–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20427, -120.10315

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  15. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  26. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading SE.
  32. 500 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  35. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt5% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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