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Flying Dutchman via Bobbles

4.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Flying Dutchman via Bobbles is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 287 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,421 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26833, -120.19763
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Flying Dutchman via Bobbles

4.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,248–6,423 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.26833, -120.19763

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Boulder Dash, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bobbles, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Flying Dutchman, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miReach Flying Dutchman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Bobbles, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Boulder Dash, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flying-dutchman-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

90% dirt10% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed 86°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 89°57°
Mon 87°55°

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