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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.5-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 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Watson Creek Road 39.23214, -120.11837
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Watson Creek Road · 39.23214, -120.11837

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  3. 4.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 5.4 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  12. 150 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-19-km-d365

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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