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Skidder & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Happy Face

5.4 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Skidder & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Happy Face is a 5.4-mile loop near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,382 – 6,657 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Back-cut Trail 39.30077, -120.18062
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Skidder & Wood Splitter Jump Trail Loop via Happy Face

5.4 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,382–6,658 ft

Loop

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. 0.6 miBear left onto Happy Face, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Skidder, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Happy Face, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skidder, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Wood Splitter Jump Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sawtooth Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stump Shot Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Back-cut Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miThe loop closes 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/skidder-loop-5c60

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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