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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
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- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
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- 5.9 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,398 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,388 ft
- Sawmill Flat 9 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
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