Watson Lake–Easy Rider, 9 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Watson Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,964 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,372 – 7,792 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Easy Rider 39.27530, -120.12237
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Watson Lake–Easy Rider, 9 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 6,371–7,794 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Easy Rider · 39.27530, -120.12237
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Easy Rider, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Village Run, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White Fir, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Watson Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Watson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Fir, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt3% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°63°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
89°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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