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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 795 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,513 – 7,084 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23235, -120.08576
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,511–7,084 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23235, -120.08576

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 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-9-km-b2d4

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:10 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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