Boulder Dash–Flying Dutchman, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Boulder Dash–Flying Dutchman, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 268 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,240 – 6,411 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boulder Dash 39.27244, -120.19912
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Boulder Dash–Flying Dutchman, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,239–6,412 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boulder Dash · 39.27244, -120.19912
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Boulder Dash, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Bobbles, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bobbles, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Flying Dutchman, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Boulder Dash, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Dutchman, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bobbles, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bobbles, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Dash, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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