Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

8.3 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Sawmill Flat is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 921 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,624 – 7,284 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old County 39.20826, -120.10391
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

8.3 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,625–7,284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old County · 39.20826, -120.10391

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Old County, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  9. 2.1 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 2.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt2% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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