Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sawmill Flat
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Sawmill Flat is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,043 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,555 – 7,284 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20427, -120.10315
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 6,556–7,284 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.20427, -120.10315
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
92% dirt8% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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