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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,097 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,556 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26653, -120.11253
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,672–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26653, -120.11253

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  4. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  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 SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  13. 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-19-km-ebb7

Trail surface

90% dirt8% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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