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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 2.6 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  17. 2.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt13% gravel3% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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