2 miles
Distance
761 ft
Climb
-63 ft
Descent
00:21:12
Avg time
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Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Dirtbike
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
  • Riding Area
    Mount Watson
    Tahoe City, California
  • Ref Number
    16N71
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in ATVing/Offroading
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    US Forest Service

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Mount Watson Access Road is a 2 mile popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Tahoe City California. This multi-use trail can be used uphill primary and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 761 ft blue climb. On average it takes 21 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Mount Watson Access Road bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    698 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,460 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,157 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,460 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,157 ft
  • Grade
    7.711%
  • Grade max
    -11.297%
  • Grade min
    27.632%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1,197 ft
  • Distance flat
    109 ft
  • Avg time
    00:21:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:59
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Status:
on Jun 5, 2020
Snow Covered
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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Mount Watson... Trail Reports

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      Jun 5, 2020 @ 7:28pm
      Jun 5, 2020
      Feb 4, 2020 @ 1:21pm
      Feb 4, 2020
      		 reporter
      Jul 4, 2019 @ 7:27pm
      Jul 4, 2019
      Jul 1, 2019 @ 11:02am
      Jul 1, 2019
      Jan 15, 2018 @ 9:53am
      Jan 15, 2018
      		 Lot's of snow on several sections, some rideable some not.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 1 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 84 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
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      • 374 rides
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      Jul 4, 2019 @ 7:27pm
      Jul 4, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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