AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Boulder Dash & Flying Dutchman via Sawtooth Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Boulder Dash & Flying Dutchman via Sawtooth Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 399 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,487 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26833, -120.19763
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Boulder Dash & Flying Dutchman via Sawtooth Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,248–6,488 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.26833, -120.19763

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Boulder Dash, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Bobbles, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left onto Flying Dutchman, heading W.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Bobbles, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miBear right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Bobbles, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Dash, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 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/boulder-dash-flying-dutchman-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 86°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 89°57°
Mon 87°55°

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