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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dollar Reservoir & Section 9 West Spur via Sawmill Flat

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Dollar Reservoir & Section 9 West Spur via Sawmill Flat is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Dollar Point, CA. The route reaches Dollar Reservoir. It climbs 1,182 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 7,369 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 39.19482, -120.10422
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA
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Dollar Reservoir & Section 9 West Spur via Sawmill Flat

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,508–7,369 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path · 39.19482, -120.10422

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftPass Dollar Reservoir.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  18. 2.1 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Section 9 West Spur, heading N.
  22. 1.1 miReach Dollar Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 2.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading SE.
  33. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.1 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/dollar-reservoir-dollar-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-20-km

Trail surface

88% dirt11% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 82°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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