Deer Creek Trail–OTB Trail, 5 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,472 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 7,681 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Deer Creek Trail–OTB Trail, 5 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,472 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,398–7,680 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sawmill Flat A Spur, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shale Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 2 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Shivagiri Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Shale Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat A Spur, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading NE.
- 1.2 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
OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like38°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
61°42°
Mon
65°40°
Tue
69°45°
Wed
71°51°
23%
Thu
72°53°
Fri
70°50°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 7.1 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 8.5 mi · loop · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 9.5 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 10.7 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 11.7 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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