Palisades Trail Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Palisades Trail Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in American River Headwaters near The Cedars, CA. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,286 – 6,716 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22814, -120.39977
Nearest town The Cedars, CA
Directions
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Palisades Trail Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,286–6,715 ft
Out & Back · American River Headwaters
Trailhead: 39.22814, -120.39977
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Palisades Trail Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Palisades Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 6:05 AMSunset 8:12 PM
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