Pho Dogg–Sawmill Loop, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile loop near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 424 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,844 – 7,212 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tryumph 39.26320, -120.12497
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Pho Dogg–Sawmill Loop, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,844–7,213 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Tryumph · 39.26320, -120.12497
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Tryumph, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto The Woods, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Fir, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
88°56°
Sat
88°57°
Sun
89°54°
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