Sawtooth Spur via Deer Creek Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,628 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Sawtooth Spur via Deer Creek Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,628 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,080 – 7,415 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.21316, -120.19892
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Sawtooth Spur via Deer Creek Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,628 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,080–7,415 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.21316, -120.19892
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Sawtooth Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 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
ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
86°60°
Thu
89°58°
Fri
90°59°
Sat
90°60°
Sun
89°59°
Mon
87°57°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,417 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 13 mi · ▲ 2,448 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,998 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,081 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Alpine Meadows, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Alpine Meadows, California