Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,054 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,513 – 7,084 ft9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23235, -120.08576
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,511–7,084 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.23235, -120.08576
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 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 surface
90% dirt10% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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