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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 6.7-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,337 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23996, -120.07649
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,323–7,556 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23996, -120.07649

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  6. 3 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Regency Extension, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/tahoe-rim-trail-loop-11-km-fc19

Trail surface

92% dirt4% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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