Deer Creek Trail & Sawtooth Spur
2.8 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Deer Creek Trail & Sawtooth Spur is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 548 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,048 – 7,415 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sawtooth Spur 39.23107, -120.15270
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Deer Creek Trail & Sawtooth Spur
2.8 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 7,048–7,415 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sawtooth Spur · 39.23107, -120.15270
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Sawtooth Spur, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Sawtooth Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
- 0.6 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
78°51°
Thu
76°50°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
76°52°
Sun
77°49°
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