1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
9. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
11. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
12. 1.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
13. 3.7 miTurn left, heading W.
14. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading W.
15. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
16. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
17. 0.7 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 E.
21. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
22. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
23. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
24. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
29. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
31. 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-fbd5