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.
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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 Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 57°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Western States Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Painted Bear, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fast Eddie's, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Deer Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Valley View, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Valley View Spur, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley View, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto OTB Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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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
- 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
- 12.4 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
More from Deer Creek Trail Trailhead
- Mount Watson Boulevard 2.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- OTB Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), 6 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,738 ft
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