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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Bill-E-Goat–Sawmill, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Bill-E-Goat–Sawmill, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,789 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,811 – 7,556 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Bill-E-Goat–Sawmill, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,811–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Bill-E-Goat, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto The Woods, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hemlock, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  17. 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-out-back-26-km-dde2

Trail surface

94% dirt1% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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