Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

6.8 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Sawmill Flat is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 789 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,729 – 7,169 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

6.8 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,728–7,168 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. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  8. 2.5 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 surface

82% dirt16% gravel2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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