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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,314 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 39.21185, -120.10410
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,314 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path · 39.21185, -120.10410

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  10. 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 4.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  25. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-out-back-24-km-cf32

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 85°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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