AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Sawmill Flat is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 387 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,844 – 7,169 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

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

4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,845–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Knick Knack · 39.25299, -120.11081

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sawmill-flat-out-back-6-km-900e

Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 87°55°
Fri 87°56°
Sat 87°56°
Sun 88°54°

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