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

  1. Start on West Side Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Sawyer Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Back-cut Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Stump Shot Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Back-cut Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miPass Bald Mountain.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Happy Face, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Skidder, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Bobbles, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Skidder, heading S.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Happy Face, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Skidder, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawyer Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miBear left onto West Side Trail, heading N.
  25. 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

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