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Sawtooth Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Sawtooth Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,260 – 6,329 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail 39.27017, -120.20129
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Sawtooth Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 6,261–6,329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Big Chief/Sawtooth Connector Trail · 39.27017, -120.20129

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sawtooth Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Bobbles, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Bobbles, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bobbles, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Sawtooth Trail, heading SW.
  9. 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-3-km-f0b2

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 86°56°
Thu 89°56°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 89°57°
Mon 87°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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