Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,169 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tahoe Rim Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 6,356–7,212 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.23364, -120.07887
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto BP, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Regency Extension, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Regency Extension, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto BP, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 833 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- BP 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft
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