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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 Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 31% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Sawmill Flat A Spur, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shale Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
  9. 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

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F44°
Feels like39°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 61°42°
Sun 60°40°
Mon 65°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 71°51° 17%
Thu 72°53°

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