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Cena Lar Trail–Watson Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,811 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,398 – 7,865 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Cena Lar Trail–Watson Creek Trail, 3 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,398–7,865 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  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. 1.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading W.
  6. 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right onto Cena Lar Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach Watson Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like38°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 61°42°
Mon 65°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 71°51° 23%
Thu 72°53°
Fri 70°50°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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