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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Sawmill Flat is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,210 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 7,169 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26653, -120.11253
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Sawmill Flat

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,415–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26653, -120.11253

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  8. 2.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sawmill-flat-out-back-11-km-2c60

Trail surface

88% dirt12% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead

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