AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

5.9 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Sawmill Flat is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 588 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 39.21185, -120.10410
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Sawmill Flat

5.9 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,646–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dollar Creek Shared Use Path · 39.21185, -120.10410

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 Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  7. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  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 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sawmill-flat-out-back-10-km-2f56

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

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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