Back-cut Trail–Timber Cruise Trail Loop, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Back-cut Trail–Timber Cruise Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 3-mile loop near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,290 – 6,487 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Timber Cruise Trail 39.29583, -120.19603
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Back-cut Trail–Timber Cruise Trail Loop, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,291–6,487 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Timber Cruise Trail · 39.29583, -120.19603
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Back-cut Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto West Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Timber Cruise Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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