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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Watson Lake Trail via Cena Lar Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 909 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Watson Lake Trail via Cena Lar Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It climbs 909 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,054 – 7,865 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cena Lar Connector 39.23816, -120.17338
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Watson Lake Trail via Cena Lar Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 909 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 7,054–7,865 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Cena Lar Connector · 39.23816, -120.17338

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Cena Lar Connector, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cena Lar Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto 116 Road, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading SE.
  8. 1 miReach Watson Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto 116 Road, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Cena Lar Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cena Lar Connector, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miArrive 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/watson-lake-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 81°54°
Thu 80°53°
Fri 80°54°
Sat 80°54°
Sun 79°54°

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