Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Deer Creek Trail–OTB Trail, 3 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Deer Creek Trail–OTB Trail, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,253 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Deer Creek Trail–OTB Trail, 3 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,489–7,680 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.20511, -120.10010
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 43° · precip 35% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Shale Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 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 NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Shale Trail, 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.
- 350 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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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
- 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
- 12.4 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
More from this trailhead
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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