Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sawmill & Section 9 West Spur
4.5 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Sawmill & Section 9 West Spur is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,005 – 7,369 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Section 9 West Spur 39.24896, -120.09557
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Sawmill & Section 9 West Spur
4.5 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 7,005–7,369 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Section 9 West Spur · 39.24896, -120.09557
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Section 9 West Spur, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Service Road 301, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Sawmill, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Section 9 West Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Section 9 West Spur, heading S.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F49°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
83°60°
Wed
82°54°
Thu
86°54°
Fri
86°55°
Sat
86°55°
Sun
87°53°
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