Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

9 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Sawmill Flat is a 9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,006 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

9 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft · 3 hr 30 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  19. 2.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% dirt12% gravel10% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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