Granite Flat (california)
Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Sawtooth Trail
- 4.0 mi
- round trip
- 258 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Sawtooth Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Sawtooth Trail is an easy mountain biking route in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The ride covers about 7.9 miles round trip, climbing roughly 258 feet from a low point of 6,199 feet to a high of 6,368 feet. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. A nearby weather station records typical July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F, and September averages about 74°F by day and 36°F at night. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on top run slightly cooler. Several other destinations lie close by. The Sawtooth and Granite Flat (California) are both about 0.4 miles away, and the Wood Splitter Jump Trail is 0.6 miles off. Climbers can find Coldstream Canyon about 2.3 miles from the trail.
Around this trail
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More in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityLocal outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions7 mi away
- West Shore Sports17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- SawtoothMountain biking0.4 mi
Granite Flat (california)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.4 mi- Wood Splitter Jump TrailMountain biking0.6 mi
- Granite FlatCamping0.7 mi
- Coldstream CanyonRock climbing2.3 mi
- Coldstream Canyon River Boulder IIRock climbing2.3 mi
Martis CreekCanoeingPhoto: Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi- Cold CreekCanoeing3.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Big Chief Trail (Lower)Mountain biking · ~6 min drive
- Timber Cruise TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Wood Splitter Jump TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Back-cut TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Gentle Jeffery TrailMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Sawtooth Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
7 wet
May
63° / 33°
6 wet
Jun
73° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
82° / 44°
2 wet
Aug
81° / 42°
2 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 29°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 2.8 mi away at 5,937 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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