Little Chief–North Pass, 4 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 963 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Little Chief–North Pass, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. The route passes Little Chief before reaching North Pass at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 963 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,280 – 7,130 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Timber Cruise Trail 39.29583, -120.19603
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Little Chief–North Pass, 4 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 963 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 6,279–7,130 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Timber Cruise Trail · 39.29583, -120.19603
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Dutchman, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bobbles, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bobbles, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass North Pass.
- 100 ftReach Little Chief, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bobbles, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Flying Dutchman, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Timber Cruise Trail Trailhead
- Crosscut Trail–Gentle Jeffery Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Bald Mountain–Bobbles Loop, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Compass Skills Upper Loop–Happy Face Loop, 6 sights 3 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Back-cut Trail–Timber Cruise Trail Loop, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Sawyer Trail–Timber Cruise Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Bobbles–Flying Dutchman Loop, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 332 ft
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