1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
3. 0.2 miBear left onto Fox, heading N.
4. 0.2 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
10. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
12. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
14. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
15. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
16. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
17. 1.8 miBear right, heading SE.
18. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
19. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
21. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
27. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
28. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fox, heading SW.
30. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
31. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
32. 50 ftArrive 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-af59