1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
5. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
7. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
9. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
10. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
11. 3.7 miTurn left, heading W.
12. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
13. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading SE.
15. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
16. 250 ftTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
20. 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
21. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
22. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
24. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
25. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
29. 0.5 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-25-km-81f8