Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Ocelot–Powerline, 3 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Ocelot–Powerline, 3 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe City, CA. It climbs 1,794 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,378 – 7,500 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17626, -120.14193
Nearest town Tahoe City, CA

Directions

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Ocelot–Powerline, 3 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,379–7,500 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.17626, -120.14193

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Ocelot, heading W.
  4. 1 miBear right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stumpy Connector, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading SW.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Valley View, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miReach Ocelot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miBear left onto Powerline, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Stumpy Connector, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Ocelot, heading NE.
  23. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

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