AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

4.6 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Sawmill Flat is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 445 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,762 – 7,169 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

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

4.6 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,763–7,168 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. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  7. 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-7-km-7bc9

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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