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Big Chief Trail (Middle)

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,985 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,067 – 7,077 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22083, -120.19894
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Big Chief Trail (Middle)

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,065–7,076 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.22083, -120.19894

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading NE.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading W.
  10. 2.4 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading S.
  15. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-chief-north-pass-out-back-16-km-33e4

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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