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Big Chief Trail (Middle)

7.1 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 688 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,359 – 7,067 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24336, -120.18268
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Big Chief Trail (Middle)

7.1 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,359–7,067 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.24336, -120.18268

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading W.
  7. 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-middle-out-back-11-km-441b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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