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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  4. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  20. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 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

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