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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ocelot, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stumpy Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Valley View, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Ocelot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Powerline, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Stumpy Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ocelot, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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