Flying Dutchman & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Sawtooth Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Flying Dutchman & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Sawtooth Trail is a 4.7-mile loop near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,198 – 6,411 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail 39.27017, -120.20129
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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Flying Dutchman & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Sawtooth Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,198–6,412 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail · 39.27017, -120.20129

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Bobbles, heading NE.
  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 W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.6 miThe loop closes 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

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°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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