Sawtooth Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Sawtooth Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 398 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,536 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29768, -120.18028
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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Sawtooth Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,244–6,537 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.29768, -120.18028

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. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Back-cut Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawyer Trail, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Springboard, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading N.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline Nature Loop, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftSharp right onto Springboard, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Sawyer Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Back-cut Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 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

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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