Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,699 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 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.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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 surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- 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
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,275 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.8 mi · ▲ 661 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.9 mi · ▲ 865 ft
- Sawmill Flat 5.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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