Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Mount Watson Boulevard
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,151 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Mount Watson Boulevard is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 2,151 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Watson Boulevard
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,151 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,301–7,426 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail · 39.19738, -120.11791
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Class Cutter, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 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 E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Class Cutter, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail Trailhead
- Lakeview Ridge Trail Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Antone Meadows Trail 7 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Mount Watson Boulevard 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft
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