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Sawmill Flat is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Ridgewood, CA. It climbs 712 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,578 – 7,169 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.21647, -120.09524
Nearest town Ridgewood, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

6.2 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,578–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.21647, -120.09524

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 43° · precip 31% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.9 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 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

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F43°
Feels like38°Precip31%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 21% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 22% rain4 AM: 20% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 31% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 60°40°
Mon 64°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 70°51° 17%
Thu 71°53°

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