AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bobbles

3.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Bobbles is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,418 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28264, -120.19864
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Bobbles

3.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,248–6,419 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.28264, -120.19864

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Dutchman, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Bobbles, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Boulder Dash, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Boulder Dash, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bobbles, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Flying Dutchman, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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/bobbles-out-back-6-km-8538

Trail surface

77% dirt23% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F46°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 75°52°
Tue 72°49°
Wed 77°47°
Thu 73°47°
Fri 72°44°
Sat 73°43°

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