Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,182 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,182 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20440, -120.10579
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,182 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,583–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20440, -120.10579

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  14. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  25. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading E.
  31. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt5% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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