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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 801 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23364, -120.07887
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,356–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23364, -120.07887

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto BP, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Regency Extension, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Regency Extension, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto BP, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 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-7-km-f380

Trail surface

85% dirt11% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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