Tahoe Rim Trail — Lake Tahoe Basin, California / Nevada

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Tahoe Rim Trail

Lake Tahoe Basin, California / Nevada

6 days · 168 mi · Strenuous · Loop

Tahoe Rim Trail landscape

The 165-mile loop circling Lake Tahoe along the ridgelines of the Sierra and Carson Range. (Sampled to a route overview.) Route geometry from OpenStreetMap (relation 3094865); © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Day-by-day

  1. Day 1Hike to Round Lake
  2. Day 2Hike to Star Lake
  3. Day 3Hike to Marlette Peak
  4. Day 4Hike to Watson Lake
  5. Day 5Hike to Richardson Lake
  6. Day 6Finish near Echo Lake

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