Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

6.8 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Sawmill Flat is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 661 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knick Knack 39.25299, -120.11081
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

6.8 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,646–7,168 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  18. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt13% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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