1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Backside (Lower), heading SW.
3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
4. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading E.
5. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
7. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
9. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
11. 50 ftPass Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve Beach.
12. 350 ftTurn right onto West Shore Trail, heading E.
13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
14. 0.2 miPass Lake Tahoe.
15. 300 ftContinue straight onto South Boathouse Trail, heading E.
16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakefront Interpretive Trail, heading N.
17. 0.3 miPass Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Beach.
18. 50 ftPass Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve Beach.
19. 300 ftReach Lake Tahoe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
20. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Boathouse Trail, heading S.
21. 0.6 miTurn right onto West Shore Trail, heading W.
22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
23. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
24. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
25. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
26. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
27. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
29. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
30. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Backside (Lower), heading W.
32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
33. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-tahoe-out-back-15-km-83f0