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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,263 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,461 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

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

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 6,323–7,460 ft

Out & Back · 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 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  6. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miArrive 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-out-back-13-km-13b4

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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