Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

3.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Sawmill Flat is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 368 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 6,861 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

3.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,583–6,861 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.20440, -120.10579

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 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. 0.1 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  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 S.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

79% dirt21% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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