AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ponderosa Way North

5 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Ponderosa Way North is a 5-mile out-and-back near Rich Gulch, CA. It climbs 1,574 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 2,146 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ponderosa Way North 38.35568, -120.63920
Nearest town Rich Gulch, CA
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Ponderosa Way North

5 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 799–2,147 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ponderosa Way North · 38.35568, -120.63920

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Ponderosa Way North, heading S.
  2. 2.5 miReach Ponderosa Way North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 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/ponderosa-way-north-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Hikes near Rich Gulch, California