Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,143 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,624 – 7,487 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old County 39.20826, -120.10391
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 6,625–7,489 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old County · 39.20826, -120.10391
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 43° · precip 35% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Old County, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
93% dirt2% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 55°F43°
Feels like38°Precip35%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
60°42°
Sun
59°40°
Mon
64°39°
Tue
69°45°
Wed
70°50°
18%
Thu
71°53°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from Old County Trailhead
- Sawmill Flat 2.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Cedar Flat Trail–Old County Connector, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft
- Dollar Reservoir & Shale Trail via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 834 ft
- BP via Sawmill Flat 3.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.4 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.4 mi · ▲ 664 ft
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