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Palisade Creek Trail & Palisades Trail Road

9 mi · ▲ 3,030 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Palisade Creek Trail & Palisades Trail Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near The Cedars, CA. It climbs 3,030 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,472 – 6,674 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23224, -120.38219
Nearest town The Cedars, CA
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Palisade Creek Trail & Palisades Trail Road

9 mi · ▲ 3,030 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,473–6,675 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.23224, -120.38219

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Palisades Trail Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Palisade Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.9 miReach Palisade Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.9 miBear left onto Palisades Trail Road, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 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/palisade-creek-trail-palisades-trail-road-out-back-15-km-044e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F49°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 71°52°
Tue 73°50°
Wed 74°48°
Thu 71°46°
Fri 69°44°
Sat 70°44°

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