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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,262 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.23104, -120.11982
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,262 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.23104, -120.11982

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  2. 4.8 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 5.8 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-22-km-b661

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F45°
Precip3%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 67°48°
Thu 67°47°
Fri 59°42°
Sat 63°41°
Sun 52°33°
Mon 55°30°

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