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.
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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
- Start on Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bobbles, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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