Sawmill Flat is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 865 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,414 – 7,169 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Knick Knack 39.25299, -120.11081
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
6.9 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,415–7,168 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Knick Knack · 39.25299, -120.11081
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 1.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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More from Knick Knack Trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft
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