Big Chief Trail (Middle)
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 4 hr
Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,067 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,765 – 7,533 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 06-14 39.25648, -120.19939
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Big Chief Trail (Middle)
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 6,764–7,535 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 06-14 · 39.25648, -120.19939
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on 06-14, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading S.
- 5.2 miTurn left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading N.
- 5.2 miTurn right onto 06-14, heading NE.
- 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
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More from 06-14 Trailhead
- Little Chief & North Pass via Big Chief Trail (Lower) 2.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 2.7 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Lower) 2.8 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Big Chief Trail (Middle) 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft
- Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Middle) 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft
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