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Big Chief Trail (Middle)

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,015 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,765 – 7,533 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 06-14 39.25648, -120.19939
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Big Chief Trail (Middle)

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 6,764–7,535 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 06-14 · 39.25648, -120.19939

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

  1. Start on 06-14, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading SE.
  6. 3.5 miTurn left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading N.
  9. 3.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right onto 06-14, 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-17-km-b68a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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