0.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 450 ft of climbing · 7,210 ft–7,649 ft · native material surface · trail No. 126 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
TrailheadOld Sawmill Spring #126 Trailhead 7,198 ft Drive there
Old Sawmill Spring #126 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Access this trail from the parking area across from Reef Townsite Campground. The trail passes Sawmill Spring at 0.5 mile. Link with the Carr Peak Trail to reach the summit (2.8 mi. one way with 2,000 ft. of climbing). This is a short and steep 0.7 mile connector trail from the road to the Carr Peak Trail #107. The campground and historic townsite used to receive its water from the spring and this trail travels up where the old pipe system was located.
Restrictions Vehicles longer than 20 feet and trailers longer than 12 feet are prohibited beyond the Carr Picnic Area. A high-clearance vehicle and mountain driving experience are recommended beyond Clark Spring Trailhead.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
