Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,140 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 1,140 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 7,084 ft8.3 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 · ▲ 1,140 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 6,416–7,084 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old County · 39.20826, -120.10391

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Old County, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt2% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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