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Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Land Status: National Forest

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
23 trails
- E-Bike
6 trails
- Horse
18 trails
- Hike
23 trails
- Trail Running
23 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
6 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
6 trails
- Snowmobile
5 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 3
- 7
- 5
Region Status
Open as of May 8, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 23
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 23
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Horse
- 18
- Trails Hike
- 23
- Trails Trail Running
- 23
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 6
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 33 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,210 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,855 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,314 ft
- Reports
- 369
- Photos
- 154
- Ridden Counter
- 27,177
Popular Mount Watson Mountain Biking Trails
Mount Watson Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Tahoe City/ Deer Creek Double Up | 29 miles | |
Big Chief to Sawtooth to Woodsplitter to Happyface | 16 miles | |
Jackpine to Squaw One-Way | 7 miles | |
Great Race Cutoff to Tahoe XC Center | 10 miles |
Photos of Mount Watson Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Watson Creek
3 |
Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:02pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
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Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:02pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
3 |
Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:02pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
6 |
Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:02pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
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Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:02pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
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Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:01pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
4 |
Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:01pm
Sep 25, 2024
trail: Upper Watson Creek
2 |
Sep 25, 2024 @ 9:01pm
Sep 25, 2024Videos of Mount Watson Mountain Bike

trail: Watson Peak Trail
3:31 |
33 |
Oct 5, 2024 , Tahoe City

trail: Lakeview Ridge Trail
8:33 |
411 |
Sep 7, 2020 , Tahoe City
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18:29 |
595 |
Aug 29, 2018 , Tahoe City
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Tahoe Rim Trail (Mount Watson South) | May 8, 2025 @ 8:49pm May 8, 2025 | Snow Covered | jmvaiT | ||
Lakeview Ridge Trail | May 6, 2025 @ 5:40pm May 6, 2025 | Snow Cover Partial | snowman71 | 2 trees down |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Shale Trail | Oct 20, 2024 @ 6:50pm Oct 20, 2024 | Unknown | roldog27 | ||
Cedar Flat Trail | Oct 20, 2024 @ 6:48pm Oct 20, 2024 | Variable | roldog27 | ||
Watson Traverse Connector | Oct 20, 2024 @ 6:15pm Oct 20, 2024 | Dry | roldog27 | ||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Mount Watson North) | Oct 20, 2024 @ 11:49am Oct 20, 2024 | Variable | roldog27 | ||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Watson Lake Trail) | Oct 20, 2024 @ 11:49am Oct 20, 2024 | Variable | roldog27 | ||
Watson Lake Road | Oct 20, 2024 @ 11:02am Oct 20, 2024 | Variable | roldog27 | ||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Upper Watson Creek) | Oct 20, 2024 @ 10:44am Oct 20, 2024 | Variable | roldog27 | ||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Lower Watson Creek) | Oct 20, 2024 @ 10:43am Oct 20, 2024 | Variable | roldog27 | ||
Watson Peak Trail | Oct 7, 2024 @ 8:05pm Oct 7, 2024 | Dry | hopupuponabike | ||
Watson Peak Road | Sep 13, 2024 @ 1:01pm Sep 13, 2024 | Very Dry | bouy2bouy |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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ajrichie | wishlist | route | activity #71444257 | May 11, 2025 @ 7:32am 3 days |
katewessels58 | wishlist | trail | activity #71277605 | May 8, 2025 @ 10:54pm May 8, 2025 |
jmvaiT | add | report | activity #71274973 | May 8, 2025 @ 8:49pm May 8, 2025 |
snowman71 | add | report | activity #71145637 | May 6, 2025 @ 8:05pm May 6, 2025 |
Rcffus | wishlist | route | activity #70912917 | May 3, 2025 @ 9:56am May 3, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | It says 123ft climbing in the direction shown.... | Oct 11, 2024 @ 8:51pm Oct 11, 2024 | ||
trail | Some of the best lake views around, and a fun... | Oct 7, 2024 @ 8:03pm Oct 7, 2024 | ||
report | Yes, damn! Very overgrown top half after... | Sep 25, 2024 @ 8:59pm Sep 25, 2024 | ||
trail | I hate this trail. But it’s always worth it... | Aug 10, 2024 @ 7:44pm Aug 10, 2024 | ||
trail | After the top fast flowy comes a stretch of... | Aug 2, 2024 @ 9:37pm Aug 2, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Tahoe Cross Country | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1.6 km | |
Cedar Flat Neighborhood Trails | 5 | 2 | 2 km | ||
Deer Creek | 1 | 5 | 2 km | ||
Carnelian Bay Trails | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.4 km | |
Painted Rock | 7 | 4 | 2.7 km |
Local Badges
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Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Tahoe Cross-Country Ski Area
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Gravity ShopBike Shop
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Olympic Bike ShopBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 23 | 32 miles | 4,984 ft | 13 miles | 1,854 ft | #901 | #482 | 154 | 364 | 3 | 7,242 | |
E-Bike | 6 | 18 miles | 1,834 ft | 6 miles | 1,854 ft | #1,368 | 260 | 2 | 592 | |||
Horse | 18 | 26 miles | 3,619 ft | 10 miles | 1,854 ft | #44 | #38 | 178 | 1 | |||
Hike | 23 | 32 miles | 4,984 ft | 13 miles | 1,854 ft | #646 | #408 | 361 | 1 | 413 | ||
Trail Running | 23 | 32 miles | 4,984 ft | 13 miles | 1,854 ft | #655 | #409 | 361 | 1 | 387 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 6 | 18 miles | 1,834 ft | 6 miles | 1,854 ft | #286 | 109 | 10 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 6 | 18 miles | 1,834 ft | 6 miles | 1,854 ft | #189 | 109 | 4 | ||||
Snowmobile | 5 | 17 miles | 1,772 ft | 6 miles | 1,457 ft | #85 | 36 | 2 | ||||
Snowshoe | 2 | 12 miles | 1,312 ft | 5 miles | 1,352 ft | #526 | #287 | 32 | 18 | |||
Backcountry Ski | 2 | 12 miles | 1,312 ft | 5 miles | 1,352 ft | #199 | 32 | 1 | 21 | |||
Nordic Ski | 5 | 7 miles | 696 ft | 2 miles | 1,457 ft | #299 | #176 | 34 | 1 | 156 |
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