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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lakeview Ridge Trail–Mount Watson Boulevard, 5 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Lakeview Ridge Trail–Mount Watson Boulevard, 5 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,534 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,792 – 8,327 ft · steepest grade: 26%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Watson Boulevard 39.22493, -120.14857
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Lakeview Ridge Trail–Mount Watson Boulevard, 5 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,793–8,328 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Mount Watson Boulevard · 39.22493, -120.14857

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Watson Peak Road, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lakeview Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Peak Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Watson Peak Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 1.4 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 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-peak-viewpoint-dollar-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-16-km-74f9

Trail surface

92% dirt7% paved1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 78°51°
Thu 78°51°
Fri 78°51°
Sat 77°52°
Sun 76°51°
Mon 75°50°

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