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 Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 E.
- 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 NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
84°55°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
82°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
80°55°
Mon
79°54°
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 512 ft
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