Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lakeview Ridge Trail & OTB Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard

13.1 mi · ▲ 2,338 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Lakeview Ridge Trail & OTB Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 2,338 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,050 – 7,681 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22231, -120.19928
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA

Directions

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Lakeview Ridge Trail & OTB Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard

13.1 mi · ▲ 2,338 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,051–7,680 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.22231, -120.19928

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Deer Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakeview Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 100 ftReach OTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.5 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
  26. 2.4 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

Partly cloudyTemperature 72°F47°
Feels like47°Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 74°48°
Thu 75°49°
Fri 66°44°
Sat 69°44°
Sun 61°34°
Mon 68°36°

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