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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop is a 2.9-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 530 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,864 – 7,461 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.23104, -120.11982
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail Loop

2.9 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,865–7,460 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.23104, -120.11982

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  5. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F53°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 81°59°
Wed 79°52°
Thu 78°52°
Fri 77°52°
Sat 78°53°
Sun 78°51°

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