Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mount Watson Boulevard

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,111 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Mount Watson Boulevard is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 2,111 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,303 – 7,425 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19709, -120.11160
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA

Directions

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Mount Watson Boulevard

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,111 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,301–7,426 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.19709, -120.11160

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  13. 3.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 4 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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