Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,240 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 7,487 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20440, -120.10579
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 6,583–7,489 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20440, -120.10579

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 71°F / low 45° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  24. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

92% dirt8% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 71°F45°
Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 73°50°
Thu 73°50°
Fri 62°45°
Sat 66°44°
Sun 55°36°
Mon 58°33°

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