1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
5. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
7. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
9. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
10. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
13. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
14. 1 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading SW.
15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
16. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
18. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
19. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
20. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
23. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
24. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
25. 0.1 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-20-km-faa2