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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawyer Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Springboard, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline Nature Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Springboard, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sawyer Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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