Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Upper)
1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 51 min
Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Upper) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 442 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,215 – 7,625 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Deer Creek 39.23476, -120.15772
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Upper)
1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 51 min
Elevation 7,216–7,624 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Deer Creek · 39.23476, -120.15772
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Upper Deer Creek, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Sawtooth Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
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- Northstar Service Road 700 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 4.1 mi · ▲ 910 ft
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