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Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Middle)

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Middle) is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 2,570 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,240 – 7,415 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 06-14 39.25626, -120.20136
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Middle)

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,240–7,415 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 06-14 · 39.25626, -120.20136

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on 06-14, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Big Chief Trail (Lower), heading S.
  3. 3.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miReach Sawtooth Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Big Chief Trail (Middle), heading W.
  16. 3.1 miSharp left onto 06-14, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sawtooth-spur-out-back-15-km-2765

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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