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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mount Watson Boulevard

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,348 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Mount Watson Boulevard is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe City, CA. It climbs 2,348 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,303 – 7,425 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17626, -120.14193
Nearest town Tahoe City, CA
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Mount Watson Boulevard

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,348 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,301–7,426 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.17626, -120.14193

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 60°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
  5. 3.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 4 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-watson-boulevard-out-back-20-km-03c6

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 60°F41°
Feels like39°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 60°41°
Mon 65°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 71°51° 18%
Thu 72°53°
Fri 70°50°

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