Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 45 min

Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. The route reaches Sawmill Pond. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,339 – 6,529 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89376, -120.03084
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 45 min

Elevation 6,339–6,530 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.89376, -120.03084

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Tahoe Mountain Trail (South), heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 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

71% dirt26% paved3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F43°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 89°62°
Fri 88°64°
Sat 89°64°
Sun 89°62°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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