Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Mount Watson Boulevard
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Mount Watson Boulevard is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 2,042 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,313 – 7,425 ft16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) 39.16913, -120.14884
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
Directions
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Mount Watson Boulevard
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,313–7,426 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
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
- 3.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading E.
- 0.6 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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