Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

4.5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Sawmill Flat is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,762 – 7,169 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

4.5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,763–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 37% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  8. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F41°
Feels like36°Precip37%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 32% rain1 AM: 28% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 27% rain5 AM: 27% rain6 AM: 26% rain7 AM: 37% rain8 AM: 32% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 59°39°
Sun 58°36°
Mon 70°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 18%
Thu 76°52°

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