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Watson Lake – View of Lake Tahoe loop from Dollar Point

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Watson Lake – View of Lake Tahoe loop from Dollar Point

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3.3

(13)

riders

Watson Lake – View of Lake Tahoe loop from Dollar Point

04:08

44.4km

990m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dollar Property

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe National Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.66 km

Dollar Reservoir

Lake

7.95 km

Tahoe Rim Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Tahoe Rim Trail, or TRT, goes around all of Lake Tahoe and is open to hikers the whole way and mountain bikers most of the way. By federal law, …

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15.8 km

Watson Lake

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful little alpine lake. Although it's popular enough with hikers and bikers you can still generally find a quiet spot to yourself for a rest before continuing your ride.

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17.9 km

View of Lake Tahoe

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stop here to take great lake photos.

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24.7 km

Painted Rock

Highlight • Summit

Rising over 7,700 feet amidst evergreen forests, Painted Rock Summit offers mountain bikers a scenic high-altitude ascent with plenty of space at the top to relax and take in sights …

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29.9 km

Stumpy Super G Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Fun trail with lots of rocks, berms, and jumps.

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34.9 km

View of Lake Tahoe from the Tahoe Rim Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Tahoe Rim Trail is a stunning trail that runs through some trees along a mountain side. Along the trail, there are overlooks of the preserve land as it runs down …

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38.0 km

Lakeview Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Open to runners and bikers, this small series of switchbacks on the Lakeview Ridge Trail can either be a challenging uphill or a fun downhill section.

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39.2 km

View of Lake Tahoe

Highlight • Viewpoint

"Surely the fairest picture the whole world affords" is what Mark Twain had to say after his first view of Tahoe and it's hard to argue with him.

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41.6 km

Dollar Property

Nature Reserve

44.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.0 km

7.35 km

5.72 km

2.32 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.3 km

12.7 km

4.19 km

187 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 24 May

20°C

6°C

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Watson Lake – View of Lake Tahoe loop from Dollar Point

Tahoe Rim Trail

Watson Lake

View of Lake Tahoe

Painted Rock

Stumpy Super G Trail

View of Lake Tahoe from the Tahoe Rim Trail

Lakeview Ridge Trail

View of Lake Tahoe

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