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Lake Baron–Sawmill Pond, 3 lakes is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. The route passes Sawmill Pond and Lake Baron. It climbs 548 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,450 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee Marsh 38.92356, -120.02660
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Lake Baron–Sawmill Pond, 3 lakes

12.7 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,248–6,449 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee Marsh · 38.92356, -120.02660

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee Marsh, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miPass Sawmill Pond.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miPass Lake Baron.
  27. 0.4 miReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  45. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  46. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  47. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading NW.
  50. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% dirt12% paved16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F58°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 85°62°
Sat 85°62°
Sun 84°61°
Mon 83°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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