1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
6. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
7. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
8. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
9. 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
10. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
11. 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
12. 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading NW.
13. 100 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
14. 0.1 miSharp left onto River Styx, heading SW.
15. 0.5 miReach North Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
17. 0.1 miBear right onto The Woods, heading SE.
18. 150 ftSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading SE.
19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
20. 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading S.
21. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
22. 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
23. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
25. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
27. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/watson-lake-watson-lake-out-back-3-lakes-26-km-ec36