Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,961 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.23104, -120.11982
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.23104, -120.11982
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 4.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 5.4 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
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 Tahoe Rim Trail Trailhead
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- S.S. Wallternate–Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), 6 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,604 ft
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