AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

5.9 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Sawmill Flat is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 588 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 39.21185, -120.10410
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Sawmill Flat

5.9 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,646–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path · 39.21185, -120.10410

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 43° · precip 35% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  7. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 2 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 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/sawmill-flat-out-back-10-km-2f56

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F43°
Feels like38°Precip35%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 27% rain1 AM: 23% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 24% rain4 AM: 23% rain5 AM: 25% rain6 AM: 24% rain7 AM: 35% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 59°40°
Mon 64°39°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 70°50° 18%
Thu 71°53°

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