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
- Start on Truckee Marsh, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Sawmill Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Baron.
- 0.4 miReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading NW.
- 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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