Pho Dogg–Sawmill, 5 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 7,212 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Pho Dogg–Sawmill, 5 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,398–7,213 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 2 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Fir, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Sawmill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto White Fir, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
97% dirt2% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like38°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
61°42°
Mon
65°40°
Tue
69°45°
Wed
71°51°
23%
Thu
72°53°
Fri
70°50°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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