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Northstar Service Road 700 & Northstar Service Road 706

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Northstar Service Road 700 & Northstar Service Road 706 is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 2,145 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,296 – 7,533 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24975, -120.19060
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Northstar Service Road 700 & Northstar Service Road 706

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 6,297–7,535 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.24975, -120.19060

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading E.
  4. 3.5 miTurn left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  6. 3.2 miBear right onto Northstar Service Road 706, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Northstar Service Road 700, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading NW.
  9. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading NW.
  11. 3.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 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/northstar-service-road-700-northstar-service-road-706-out-back-25-km-f771

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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