Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,275 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,275 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: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,275 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,605–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.8 mi · ▲ 661 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.9 mi · ▲ 865 ft
- Sawmill Flat 5.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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