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Compass Skills Upper Loop–Flying Dutchman, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Compass Skills Upper Loop–Flying Dutchman, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,254 – 6,411 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flying Dutchman 39.28055, -120.19643
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Compass Skills Upper Loop–Flying Dutchman, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,255–6,412 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Flying Dutchman · 39.28055, -120.19643

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

  1. Start on Flying Dutchman, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading W.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Timber Cruise Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Timber Cruise Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftSharp left onto Compass Skills Upper Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftReach Flying Dutchman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 200 ftSharp left onto Timber Cruise Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Happy Face, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Timber Cruise Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 100 ftSharp left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Dutchman, heading E.
  24. 0.9 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/boulder-dash-compass-skills-upper-loop-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

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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