Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mount Watson Boulevard

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,161 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Mount Watson Boulevard is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 2,161 ft, with sections as steep as 17% 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: 17%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19612, -120.11407
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA

Directions

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Mount Watson Boulevard

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,161 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,301–7,426 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.19612, -120.11407

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Class Cutter, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  17. 3.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 4 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 300 ftTurn right onto Class Cutter, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F46°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 71°53°
Tue 67°49°
Wed 70°49°
Thu 67°48°
Fri 66°46°
Sat 67°46°

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