Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

6.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Sawmill Flat is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 608 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

6.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,646–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  9. 500 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading W.
  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 N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 300 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 N.
  19. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

86% dirt14% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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