Big Chief Trail (Middle)
9.1 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 953 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,880 – 7,533 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25217, -120.19457
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Big Chief Trail (Middle)
9.1 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 6,879–7,535 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.25217, -120.19457
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading SW.
- 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading SE.
- 4.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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More from this trailhead
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 4.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 4.6 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 9 mi · ▲ 871 ft
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