Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
OTB Trail–Sawtooth Spur, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 1 hr 54 min
OTB Trail–Sawtooth Spur, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 671 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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OTB Trail–Sawtooth Spur, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 7,322–7,680 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Sawtooth Spur · 39.23107, -120.15270
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Sawtooth Spur, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto OTB Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock North), heading W.
- 500 ftReach Sawtooth Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto OTB Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Other ways to reach this destination
- 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
- 11.7 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
- 12.4 mi · out & back · via Mount Watson Boulevard
More from Sawtooth Spur Trailhead
- Sawtooth Spur & Western States Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Deer Creek Trail & Sawtooth Spur 2.8 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint & Sawtooth Spur 2.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft
- Mount Watson Boulevard & Sawtooth Spur 3.8 mi · ▲ 451 ft
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