Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Pond–Gunmount Trail, 4 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Sawmill Pond–Gunmount Trail, 4 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. The route reaches Sawmill Pond. It climbs 1,093 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,660 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93291, -120.03835
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Pond–Gunmount Trail, 4 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,245–6,660 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93291, -120.03835

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miPass Sawmill Pond.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miSharp right onto Gunmount North Road, heading SW.
  19. 1.3 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.3 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading NE.
  34. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  37. 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 surface

76% dirt13% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 84°62°
Sun 85°61°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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