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Watson Lake–Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake) Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route reaches Watson Lake. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,382 – 7,796 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Watson Creek Road 39.23214, -120.11837
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Watson Lake–Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake) Loop, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 7,382–7,795 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Watson Creek Road · 39.23214, -120.11837

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start on Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miPass Watson Lake.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Watson Creek Road, heading E.
  12. 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt2% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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