Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sawmill Flat
8.1 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Sawmill Flat is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 978 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26653, -120.11253
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
8.1 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,646–7,168 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.26653, -120.11253
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 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
82% dirt13% gravel3% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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