Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,087 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 2,087 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
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,087 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hemlock, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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 surface
90% dirt8% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 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
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,398 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,388 ft
- Sawmill Flat 9 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft
- Sawmill Flat 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Sawmill Flat 8.1 mi · ▲ 978 ft
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