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Watson Creek headwaters meadow and Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,254 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,513 – 7,753 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23235, -120.08576
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,254 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,511–7,754 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23235, -120.08576

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 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-14-km-1f44

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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