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
- Start on Watson Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miPass Watson Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Watson Creek Road, heading E.
- 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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