Big Chief Trail (Lower)
5.5 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Big Chief Trail (Lower) is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 601 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,359 – 6,979 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24975, -120.19060
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Big Chief Trail (Lower)
5.5 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,359–6,979 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading N.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 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 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 6 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 8.2 mi · ▲ 864 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft
- Western States Trail via Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,937 ft
- Deer Creek Trail via Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,998 ft
- Bald Mountain–Bobbles, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
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