Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Flat

5.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Sawmill Flat is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 581 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 7,169 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25117, -120.10958
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Flat

5.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,646–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25117, -120.10958

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  17. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt4% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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