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2 Beavers & a Bear–Bobbles, 6 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,447 ft · 4 hr 43 min

2 Beavers & a Bear–Bobbles, 6 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,447 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,129 – 6,700 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawtooth Trail 39.31006, -120.19168
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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2 Beavers & a Bear–Bobbles, 6 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,447 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,130–6,698 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sawtooth Trail · 39.31006, -120.19168

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Compass Skills Upper Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Happy Face, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Skidder, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Happy Face, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skidder, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Bobbles, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Skidder, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Stump Shot Trail, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Splinter, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto 2 Beavers & a Bear, heading S.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SE.
  19. 1.5 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 705, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miReach Compass Skills Upper Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  22. 1.7 miTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto 2 Beavers & a Bear, heading N.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Splinter, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stump Shot Trail, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Skidder, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miBear right onto Bobbles, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Skidder, heading N.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto Happy Face, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp right onto Skidder, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading NW.
  38. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftSharp left onto Compass Skills Upper Loop, heading NW.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/2-beavers-a-bear-bobbles-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F48°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 87°58°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 91°57°
Sat 91°58°
Sun 89°57°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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