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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,658 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 2,658 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,313 – 7,687 ft · steepest grade: 16%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) 39.16913, -120.14884
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,658 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,313–7,687 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain) · 39.16913, -120.14884

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  3. 2.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading NE.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Alternate), heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftSharp right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  20. 2.3 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Glass Mountain), heading E.
  21. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-rim-trail-alternate-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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