Big Chief Trail (Lower)
4.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Big Chief Trail (Lower) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 554 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,359 – 6,923 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25217, -120.19457
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Big Chief Trail (Lower)
4.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,359–6,922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.25217, -120.19457
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading N.
- 2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive 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°
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- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,096 ft
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- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9.1 mi · ▲ 953 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 4.6 mi · ▲ 554 ft
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