Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Cinder Cone–OTB Trail, 4 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 3,182 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Cinder Cone–OTB Trail, 4 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 3,182 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,080 – 7,687 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.21316, -120.19892
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA

Directions

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Cinder Cone–OTB Trail, 4 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 3,182 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,080–7,687 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.21316, -120.19892

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading NW.
  13. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cinder Cone, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miReach OTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading E.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NW.
  22. 1.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.9 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
  30. 2.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  31. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 73°F46°
Feels like44°Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity50%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 74°48°
Thu 75°49°
Fri 65°44°
Sat 69°44°
Sun 61°33°
Mon 68°36°

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