1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading S.
3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
6. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SE.
7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
10. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
11. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
12. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
13. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
14. 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
17. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
18. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
19. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
22. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
23. 50 ftTurn left onto Regency Extension, heading W.
24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
25. 0.6 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-18-km-11bf