Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,256 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,414 – 7,084 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20584, -120.10454
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 6,416–7,084 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.20584, -120.10454
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 16 mi · ▲ 2,482 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 14 mi · ▲ 2,208 ft
- Sawmill Flat 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,017 ft
- Sawmill Flat 7 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,182 ft
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