Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sawmill Flat
6.4 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Sawmill Flat is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 635 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,624 – 7,169 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old County 39.20826, -120.10391
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
6.4 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 6,625–7,168 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old County · 39.20826, -120.10391
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Old County, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
91% dirt2% paved7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F46°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
80°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Old County Trailhead
- Sawmill Flat 2.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Cedar Flat Trail–Old County Connector, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft
- Dollar Reservoir & Shale Trail via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 834 ft
- BP via Sawmill Flat 3.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Sawmill Flat 6.4 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft
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