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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Ocelot–Powerline, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Ocelot–Powerline, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 1,965 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,655 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) 39.16913, -120.14884
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Ocelot–Powerline, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,313–7,654 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) · 39.16913, -120.14884

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  3. 3.7 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ocelot, heading NE.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading SW.
  11. 4.9 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/ocelot-powerline-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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