Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Mount Watson Boulevard
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,766 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Mount Watson Boulevard is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 1,766 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Watson Boulevard
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,766 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,313–7,654 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) · 39.16913, -120.14884
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 61°F / low 41° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · 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.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
- 2.3 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.
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