AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Bike Path

13.3 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Sawmill Bike Path is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 642 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,263 – 6,477 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: climber acess 38.87501, -120.01115
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Sawmill Bike Path

13.3 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,265–6,477 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: climber acess · 38.87501, -120.01115

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on climber acess, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  34. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  45. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  46. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  47. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  50. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  53. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  54. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  57. 400 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading NW.
  58. 0.6 miBear right onto climber acess, heading E.
  59. 50 ftArrive 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-pond-climbing-approach-trail-out-back-3-sights-16-km

Trail surface

65% dirt16% paved19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F40°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 73°49°
Tue 74°48°
Wed 78°52°
Thu 73°52°
Fri 73°50°
Sat 73°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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