Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Mount Watson Boulevard
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Mount Watson Boulevard is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 2,152 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,303 – 7,425 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19679, -120.11463
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA
Directions
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Mount Watson Boulevard
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,301–7,426 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.19679, -120.11463
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Class Cutter, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 4 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Class Cutter, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 8.5 mi · loop · via Mount Watson Boulevard
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More from this trailhead
- Mount Watson Boulevard 16 mi · ▲ 2,129 ft
- Mount Watson Boulevard 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft
- Mount Watson Boulevard 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,161 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 564 ft
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