2,116 ft
Distance
128 ft
Climb
-31 ft
Descent
00:03:52
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Watson Traverse Connector Trail

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    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Mount Watson
    Tahoe City, California
  • Ref Number
    #17E12
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #11576 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #26669 in Trail Running
    • #22843 in Hiking
    • #930 in Horseback
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 85 in Horseback

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Watson Traverse Connector is a 2,116 ft popular green mixed trail located near Tahoe City California. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 128 ft green climb. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Watson Traverse Connector bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    97 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,271 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,372 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,275 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,372 ft
  • Grade
    4.604%
  • Grade max
    -13.344%
  • Grade min
    16.399%
  • Distance climb
    1,393 ft
  • Distance down
    431 ft
  • Distance flat
    293 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:01
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Status:
on Nov 28, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 4 (2 votes)

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      Watson Traverse... Trail Reports

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      Nov 28, 2021 @ 11:19am
      Nov 28, 2021
      		 Tree down
      Nov 19, 2021 @ 1:50pm
      Nov 19, 2021
      Nov 12, 2021 @ 2:10pm
      Nov 12, 2021
      		 Tree down
      Nov 5, 2021 @ 1:04pm
      Nov 5, 2021
      Jul 9, 2021 @ 8:30pm
      Jul 9, 2021
      		 Yesterday dry
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 29 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,617 rides
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      May 4, 2021 @ 1:05pm
      May 4, 2021

      Routes with this trail

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      titledistance
      Tahoe City Tahoe Rim Trail Loop (4 Hours)19 miles
      Dollar Creek to Big Chief and back via Watson Lake26 miles
      Tahoe XC Big Easy Miles Loop11 miles
      Western States to Lakeview Ridge16 miles

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