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Lor Axe & Schaeffer Creek Trail via Northstar Service Road 700

6.4 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Lor Axe & Schaeffer Creek Trail via Northstar Service Road 700 is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 895 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,204 – 6,759 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26833, -120.19763
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Lor Axe & Schaeffer Creek Trail via Northstar Service Road 700

6.4 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,204–6,759 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.26833, -120.19763

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lor Axe, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Schaeffer Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.5 miReach Lor Axe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Lor Axe, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading W.
  10. 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lor-axe-schaeffer-creek-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°60°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 90°55°

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