Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

6.4 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Sawmill Flat is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 664 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,624 – 7,169 ft6.7 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 · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 6,625–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old County · 39.20826, -120.10391

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 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 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 2 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

91% dirt2% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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