Happy Face–Sawyer Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Happy Face–Sawyer Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,135 – 6,487 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Side Trail 39.30817, -120.17386
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Happy Face–Sawyer Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,136–6,487 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Side Trail · 39.30817, -120.17386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on West Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sawyer Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Timber Cruise Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Happy Face, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawyer Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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