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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  4. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 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. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  13. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 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

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