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Bill-E-Goat & Sawmill via Tryumph is a 9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 1,059 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,398 – 7,169 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Bill-E-Goat & Sawmill via Tryumph

9 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,398–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  5. 2 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Tryumph, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach Sawmill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading W.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 2 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
  18. 0.9 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

98% dirt1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like38°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 61°42°
Mon 65°40°
Tue 69°45°
Wed 71°51° 23%
Thu 72°53°
Fri 70°50°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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