Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Ridgewood, CA. It climbs 678 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,464 – 7,162 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shivagiri Road 39.22009, -120.08943
Nearest town Ridgewood, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,462–7,162 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Shivagiri Road · 39.22009, -120.08943
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sawmill Flat A Spur, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shale Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% paved
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
82°54°
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