Sawtooth Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 57 min

Sawtooth Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,467 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Back-cut Trail 39.30077, -120.18062
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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Sawtooth Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 57 min

Elevation 6,244–6,468 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Back-cut Trail · 39.30077, -120.18062

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawyer Trail, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Springboard, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline Nature Loop, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftSharp right onto Springboard, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Sawyer Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 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 surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 89°56°
Sat 89°57°
Sun 88°56°
Mon 86°54°

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