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

  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. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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

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