Little Chief & North Pass via Big Chief Trail (Lower)
2.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Little Chief & North Pass via Big Chief Trail (Lower) is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. The route passes Little Chief before reaching North Pass at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 338 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Little Chief & North Pass via Big Chief Trail (Lower)
2.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,764–7,130 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 06-14 · 39.25648, -120.19939
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on 06-14, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass North Pass.
- 50 ftReach Little Chief, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto 06-14, heading E.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from 06-14 Trailhead
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft
- Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Middle) 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 2.7 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 2.8 mi · ▲ 445 ft
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