Sawmill Bike Path
9 mi · ▲ 810 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Sawmill Bike Path is a 9-mile out-and-back in Washoe Meadows State Park near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 810 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,263 – 7,008 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89595, -120.03865
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Bike Path
9 mi · ▲ 810 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,265–7,010 ft
Out & Back · Washoe Meadows State Park
Trailhead: 38.89595, -120.03865
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% dirt17% paved40% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F42°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°57°
Wed
85°58°
Thu
82°59°
Fri
82°60°
Sat
83°60°
Sun
83°59°
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