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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint–Cedar Flat Trail, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint–Cedar Flat Trail, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. The route reaches Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,425 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,569 – 7,796 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19369, -120.12098
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA
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Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint–Cedar Flat Trail, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,569–7,796 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.19369, -120.12098

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mill's Hill, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.5 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Watson Peak Road, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftReach Mount Watson Boulevard Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Watson Peak Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mill's Hill, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-watson-boulevard-viewpoint-out-back-15-km-b623

Trail surface

77% dirt2% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:10 PM

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