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Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Northstar Service Road 700

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,857 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Northstar Service Road 700 is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,857 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,149 – 6,769 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27544, -120.15856
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Northstar Service Road 700

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,857 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,148–6,768 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: 39.27544, -120.15856

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
  6. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  9. 2.6 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-out-back-14-km-ec40

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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