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

  1. Start on Boulder Dash, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Bobbles, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Bobbles, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Flying Dutchman, heading N.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miReach Boulder Dash, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Dutchman, heading SW.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Bobbles, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miBear right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bobbles, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Dash, heading SW.
  21. 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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