1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
3. 350 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
6. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
7. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
8. 3.7 miBear right, heading E.
9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
16. 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
17. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
18. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading SE.
20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
21. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/picnic-rock-lake-tahoe-basin-management-unit-viewpoint-out-back-22-km-cc0a