Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

North Ridge Trail–Sawmill, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 6 hr 8 min

North Ridge Trail–Sawmill, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,213 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,490 – 7,556 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Woods 39.26298, -120.12368
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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North Ridge Trail–Sawmill, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,490–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: The Woods · 39.26298, -120.12368

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on The Woods, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading E.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  10. 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miReach The Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  21. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  22. 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading W.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading W.
  29. 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

91% dirt1% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 88°56°
Fri 88°56°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 89°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

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