Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Sawmill Flat is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,039 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,569 – 7,284 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20584, -120.10454
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,569–7,284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20584, -120.10454

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  13. 2.1 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 2.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading E.
  25. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 450 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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