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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Charging Bear–Mount Watson Boulevard, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Charging Bear–Mount Watson Boulevard, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 663 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,103 – 7,796 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Watson Boulevard 39.22493, -120.14857
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Charging Bear–Mount Watson Boulevard, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 7,103–7,796 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Mount Watson Boulevard · 39.22493, -120.14857

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Watson Peak Road, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftReach Mount Watson Boulevard, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Watson Peak Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/charging-bear-mount-watson-boulevard-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

44% dirt31% paved25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed 78°51°
Thu 78°51°
Fri 78°51°
Sat 77°52°
Sun 76°51°
Mon 75°50°

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