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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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