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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
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saxon-creek-trail-out-back-10-km-ff61

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°63°
Mon 88°62°

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