American River Headwaters

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Palisades Trail Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftReach Palisades Trail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 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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