Tahoe XC-TRT Section 1 Painted Rock-Watson Lake Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 15.03 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,942 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,942 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,857 ft
- TrailRank
- 21
- Min elevation
- 6,631 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 7 hours
- Coordinates
- 237
- Uploaded
- July 21, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Dollar Point, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
Start at Tahoe XC trails up to Tahoe Rim Trail section 1. At the TRT junction turn west to head to Painted Rock, turn east to head to Watson Lake. back down, head south on a steep single track back to Tahoe XC. This loop completes another 5 miles of the TRT.
Waypoints
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Car park
Intersection
6,644 ft
Sign 22 West outbound - Left inbound
Signed 22 outbound stay west - in bound turn left
Intersection
6,716 ft
Stay West
Keep moving west - forward
Intersection
6,762 ft
Signed 5-6 turn left - west
Signed 5 or 6 turn left -west
Intersection
7,129 ft
Turn right onto road
Not signed - turn right on road
Intersection
7,372 ft
TRT - turn right east
We hit the Tahoe Rim Trail - turn left for Painted Rock, turn right for Watson Lake
Intersection
7,552 ft
Outbound - off the TRT SE
Time to get off the TRT outbound go forward, south Trail is hidden but is there
Intersection
6,791 ft
Turn left
Possibly signed 26 turn left keep south
Intersection
6,722 ft
Keep south - forward
Keep heading south - getting close
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