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Back-cut Trail & Splinter via Perimeter Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Back-cut Trail & Splinter via Perimeter Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,300 – 6,592 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29768, -120.18028
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Back-cut Trail & Splinter via Perimeter Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,300–6,590 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.29768, -120.18028

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Back-cut Trail, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftSharp right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Splinter, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stump Shot Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftReach Back-cut Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Splinter, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.8 miSharp left onto Back-cut Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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/back-cut-trail-splinter-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 89°57°
Sun 88°56°
Mon 86°54°

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