Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 43 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 577 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,168 – 6,765 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Springboard 39.31302, -120.18908
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,167–6,765 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Springboard · 39.31302, -120.18908
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Springboard, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Compass Skills Upper Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Happy Face, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Skidder, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Happy Face, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skidder, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bobbles, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Skidder, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bald Mountain Motorcycle Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Bald Mountain.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Happy Face, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Back-cut Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Stump Shot Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Back-cut Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawyer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Springboard, heading N.
- 0.6 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
ClearTemperature 87°F48°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
87°58°
Wed
87°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
91°57°
Sat
91°58°
Sun
89°57°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Springboard Trailhead
- Crosscut Trail & Gentle Jeffery Trail via Sawtooth Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Sawyer Trail & West Side Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Compass Skills Upper Loop–Happy Face, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Bobbles–Compass Skills Upper Loop, 7 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- 2 Beavers & a Bear & Back-cut Trail via Northstar Service Road 700 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft
- Little Chief–North Pass, 7 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft
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