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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
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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading SW.
  4. 4.4 miTurn right onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading SE.
  7. 4.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 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-15-km-a64b

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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