Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 799 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 7,159 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 6,398–7,158 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 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.
- 0.4 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 miReach Shivagiri Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat A Spur, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading NE.
- 1.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Feels like78°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity15%
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°57°
Sun
82°55°
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
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- BP & Old County Connector via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 5 mi · ▲ 471 ft
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