AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sawtooth Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Sawtooth Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 6,421 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26833, -120.19763
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Sawtooth Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,248–6,423 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.26833, -120.19763

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Boulder Dash, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Stump Shot Trail, heading E.
  8. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Boulder Dash, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 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/sawtooth-trail-out-back-4-km-e86e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 74°51°
Tue 77°48°
Wed 77°47°
Thu 72°47°
Fri 71°44°
Sat 72°43°

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