1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading W.
6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shale Trail, heading NE.
7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NW.
8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
10. 2 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
11. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
12. 50 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading NW.
13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
14. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
17. 0.2 miReach Shale Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading N.
19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading W.
21. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
22. 350 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
23. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
25. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
26. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
27. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
29. 0.5 miSharp right onto Shale Trail, heading N.
30. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SE.
31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
32. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
35. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deer-creek-trail-otb-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km