Sawmill Flat is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Ridgewood, CA. It climbs 712 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,578 – 7,169 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.21647, -120.09524
Nearest town Ridgewood, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
6.2 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,578–7,168 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.21647, -120.09524
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
85°55°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
80°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
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More from this trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Shivagiri Extension 3.1 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.8 mi · ▲ 545 ft
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