1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 50 ftPass Kiva Beach.
3. 500 ftSharp left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading S.
4. 50 ftPass Tallac Point.
5. 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
6. 0.3 miPass Rainbow Viewpoint.
7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
8. 150 ftSharp right onto Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading S.
10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading SE.
11. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
12. 250 ftPass Fallen Leaf Lake.
13. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
16. 0.2 miReach Fallen Leaf Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
21. 0.9 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading NW.
22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
23. 150 ftBear left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading E.
24. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
25. 50 ftArrive 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/rainbow-viewpoint-out-back-7-km-fcac