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Sawyer Trail & West Side Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Sawyer Trail & West Side Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,135 – 6,319 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Springboard 39.31302, -120.18908
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Sawyer Trail & West Side Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,136–6,320 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Springboard · 39.31302, -120.18908

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 74°F / low 40° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Springboard, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sawyer Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto West Side Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Sawyer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Sawyer Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Springboard, heading N.
  11. 0.7 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/sawyer-trail-west-side-trail-out-back-5-km-6f2c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F40°
Precip2%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 76°50°
Tue 78°46°
Wed 78°48°
Thu 73°48°
Fri 72°45°
Sat 73°44°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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