AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,537 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,537 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,556 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Watson Creek Road 39.23214, -120.11837
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,537 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Watson Creek Road · 39.23214, -120.11837

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

  1. Start on Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  3. 4.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  19. 4.8 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  20. 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-25-km-3d94

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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