Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route reaches Sawmill Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 924 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,339 – 7,281 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark Trail 38.88219, -120.05466
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA

Directions

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Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,339–7,282 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Clark Trail · 38.88219, -120.05466

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 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

68% dirt5% paved27% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 86°60°
Fri 86°61°
Sat 86°61°
Sun 87°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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