Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

7.1 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Sawmill Flat is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 760 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 7,169 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20440, -120.10579
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

7.1 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,583–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20440, -120.10579

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  11. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 2 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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