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Big Chief Trail (Lower)

6 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Big Chief Trail (Lower) is a 6-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 602 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,359 – 6,985 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24975, -120.19060
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Big Chief Trail (Lower)

6 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,359–6,985 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.24975, -120.19060

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading N.
  3. 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-chief-trail-lower-out-back-10-km-2789

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 82°56°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 88°54°
Sat 88°55°
Sun 86°54°
Mon 85°52°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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