1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.8 miBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
3. 2.3 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
7. 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
8. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
12. 0.8 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading NW.
13. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
14. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
15. 150 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
16. 300 ftTurn right onto Valley View Spur, heading W.
17. 450 ftTurn right onto S.S. Wallternate, heading SE.
18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lower Missing Link, heading SW.
19. 50 ftReach OTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
20. 50 ftSharp left onto S.S. Wallternate, heading W.
21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley View Spur, heading SW.
22. 450 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
23. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
24. 150 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading E.
26. 1.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
27. 0.9 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading E.
28. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
29. 50 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading N.
30. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
31. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
32. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
33. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
34. 2.3 miBear left, heading SW.
35. 0.7 miArrive 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/otb-trail-tahoe-rim-trail-alternate-out-back-3-sights