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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mount Watson Boulevard–Sawmill, 6 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Mount Watson Boulevard–Sawmill, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,337 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,851 – 8,327 ft · steepest grade: 15%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tryumph 39.26320, -120.12497
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Mount Watson Boulevard–Sawmill, 6 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,851–8,328 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tryumph · 39.26320, -120.12497

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Tryumph, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto The Woods, heading E.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading E.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Watson Peak Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Watson Peak Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 1.4 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miReach The Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miBear left onto Watson Peak Road, heading SW.
  21. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Watson Peak Trail, heading SE.
  22. 1.2 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  27. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  28. 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  29. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading NE.
  34. 200 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading NE.
  35. 450 ftSharp left onto Tryumph, heading W.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-watson-boulevard-sawmill-out-back-7-sights-26-km-4c81

Trail surface

91% dirt6% paved2% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F49°
Precip5%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 69°49°
Wed 76°48°
Thu 73°46°
Fri 67°41°
Sat 70°41°
Sun 64°37°

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