Happy Face

3.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Happy Face is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,359 – 6,536 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29768, -120.18028
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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Happy Face

3.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,357–6,537 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.29768, -120.18028

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Back-cut Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right onto Back-cut Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 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°

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