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

  1. Start on Old County, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  9. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  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 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading S.
  16. 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°

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