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.
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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
- Start on The Woods, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 3.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach The Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead
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