Northstar Service Road 710–Northstar Service Road 900, 3 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,210 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Northstar Service Road 710–Northstar Service Road 900, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 6,196–7,360 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Coaster · 39.26478, -120.12671
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Start on Coaster, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Boondocks, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Overland Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boondocks, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Tell No Tales, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Northstar Service Road 900, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 710, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Tell No Tales, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 900, heading E.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Tell No Tales, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boondocks, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Overland Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boondocks, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Coaster, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coaster, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 177 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Northstar Service Road 700
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Northstar Service Road 700
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Northstar Service Road 700
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Northstar Service Road 700
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Northstar Service Road 700
- 4 mi · out & back · via Northstar Service Road 700
More from Coaster Trailhead
- Gypsy–Livewire Loop, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Pho Dogg–Sawmill Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Lookout Mountain & Boondocks 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
- Hemlock–Pho Dogg, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Coaster–Hemlock, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft
- North Ridge Trail–Pho Dogg, 6 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,486 ft
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