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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 2,184 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25662, -120.04526
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  13. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 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-21-km-a1ab

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

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