Big Chief Trail (Middle)
5.8 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 705 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,943 – 7,533 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24336, -120.18268
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Big Chief Trail (Middle)
5.8 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,943–7,535 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.24336, -120.18268
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading N.
- 2.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 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
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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