1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
3. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
5. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
6. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
7. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
8. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
9. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading SE.
11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
12. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 1 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
17. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
18. 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
19. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
20. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
21. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
22. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
23. 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-26-km-ad06