Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
OTB Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), 6 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,738 ft · 4 hr
OTB Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), 6 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,738 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,513 – 7,687 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Creek Trail 39.23194, -120.15702
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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OTB Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), 6 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,738 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 6,512–7,687 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Deer Creek Trail · 39.23194, -120.15702
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Western States Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto OTB Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Wells Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach OTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Valley View, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Valley View Spur, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Valley View, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SE.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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- Mount Watson Boulevard 2.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
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