Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Fast Eddie's–OTB Trail Loop, 7 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,551 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Fast Eddie's–OTB Trail Loop, 7 sights is an 8.5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,551 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,681 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Creek Trail 39.23194, -120.15702
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Fast Eddie's–OTB Trail Loop, 7 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,551 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,643–7,680 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Deer Creek Trail · 39.23194, -120.15702

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Western States Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading N.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto Painted Bear, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fast Eddie's, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Deer Creek Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto Valley View, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miBear left onto Valley View Spur, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley View, heading W.
  23. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
  24. 1.2 miContinue straight onto OTB Trail, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miThe loop closes 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

ClearTemperature 81°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 81°60°
Wed 80°53°
Thu 79°52°
Fri 80°53°
Sat 79°54°
Sun 78°53°

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