Northstar Service Road 700 is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 787 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,716 – 7,530 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Big Chief Trail (Upper) 39.23946, -120.15744
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Northstar Service Road 700
4.5 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,718–7,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Big Chief Trail (Upper) · 39.23946, -120.15744
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Sawtooth Spur, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading S.
- 250 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 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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More from Big Chief Trail (Upper) Trailhead
- Northstar Service Road 700 4 mi · ▲ 756 ft
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- Northstar Service Road 703 & Northstar Service Road 703A via Northstar Service Road 700 3 mi · ▲ 527 ft
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