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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto The Woods, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Dogbone, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Speed Control, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gypsy, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Coaster, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Boondocks, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tell No Tales, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Northstar Service Road 900, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Northstar Service Road 705, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 900, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Tell No Tales, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boondocks, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Coaster, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Gypsy, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Speed Control, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dogbone, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Service Road 302, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 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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