Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 3 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. The route reaches Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,182 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,260 – 6,985 ft12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24975, -120.19060
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 6,260–6,985 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.24975, -120.19060
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading N.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Boulder Dash, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bobbles, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bald Mountain Motorcycle Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Bobbles, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Boulder Dash, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bobbles, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F43°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon
72°49°
Tue
75°46°
Wed
75°45°
Thu
70°45°
Fri
69°42°
Sat
70°41°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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