Happy Face
2.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Happy Face is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,359 – 6,487 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Back-cut Trail 39.30077, -120.18062
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Happy Face
2.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,357–6,487 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Back-cut Trail · 39.30077, -120.18062
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
85°58°
Thu
88°55°
Fri
89°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
88°56°
Mon
86°54°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Back-cut Trail Trailhead
- Sawtooth Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Happy Face Loop 5 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Happy Face Loop 5.1 mi · ▲ 477 ft
- Back-cut Trail & West Side Trail Loop via Happy Face 5.2 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Skidder & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Happy Face 5.4 mi · ▲ 481 ft
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