Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Saxon Creek Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Saxon Creek Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 1,510 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,405 – 7,930 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85911, -119.99426
Nearest town Meyers, CA

Directions

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Saxon Creek Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,404–7,931 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.85911, -119.99426

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Saxon Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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