Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. The route reaches Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 604 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,135 – 6,765 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Side Trail 39.30817, -120.17386
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,136–6,765 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Side Trail · 39.30817, -120.17386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on West Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sawyer Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Back-cut Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Stump Shot Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Back-cut Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Bald Mountain.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Happy Face, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Skidder, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bobbles, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skidder, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Happy Face, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Skidder, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawyer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Side Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from West Side Trail Trailhead
- Happy Face–Sawyer Trail, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Back-cut Trail–Bobbles, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft
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