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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hemlock, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  7. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 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

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