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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,887 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,513 – 7,556 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

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

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,511–7,556 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 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  4. 3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 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-17-km-66d3

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

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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