Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Deer Creek Road–Fast Eddie's, 5 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 3,166 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Deer Creek Road–Fast Eddie's, 5 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 3,166 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,240 – 7,681 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24336, -120.18268
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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Deer Creek Road–Fast Eddie's, 5 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 3,166 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,240–7,680 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24336, -120.18268

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading NW.
  16. 500 ftTurn left onto Painted Bear, heading SW.
  17. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fast Eddie's, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  20. 50 ftReach OTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Fast Eddie's, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Painted Bear, heading NW.
  24. 1.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading NW.
  25. 500 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.9 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
  33. 1.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 miSharp left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading N.
  36. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F50°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity57%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 67°48°
Wed 70°47°
Thu 71°45°
Fri 64°41°
Sat 67°40°
Sun 62°36°

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