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Northstar Service Road 705–Northstar Service Road 900, 5 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,644 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,306 – 7,635 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28341, -120.10675
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Northstar Service Road 705–Northstar Service Road 900, 5 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 2,644 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,307–7,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.28341, -120.10675

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Woods, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Dogbone, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Speed Control, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gypsy, heading N.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear right onto Coaster, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear right onto Boondocks, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftSharp right onto Tell No Tales, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto Northstar Service Road 900, heading N.
  27. 2.1 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
  28. 400 ftSharp left onto Northstar Service Road 705, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.6 miSharp right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  31. 350 ftTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 900, heading N.
  32. 2.1 miSharp right onto Tell No Tales, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto Boondocks, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miBear left onto Coaster, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 300 ftBear left onto Gypsy, heading SW.
  40. 0.8 miBear left onto Speed Control, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Dogbone, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
  45. 450 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading E.
  46. 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  49. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  50. 450 ftBear left onto Service Road 302, heading SE.
  51. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  52. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  54. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  55. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  56. 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

93% dirt7% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F49°
Feels like46°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:57 PM
Thu 74°54°
Fri 68°43°
Sat 69°42°
Sun 66°33°
Mon 63°32°
Tue 75°39°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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