Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sawmill Flat
4.5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Sawmill Flat is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,762 – 7,169 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Sawmill Flat
4.5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,763–7,168 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 37% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 53°F41°
Feels like36°Precip37%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
59°39°
Sun
58°36°
Mon
70°35°
Tue
73°42°
Wed
75°48°
18%
Thu
76°52°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Sawmill Flat
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