Saddleback Chimney Parking to 49
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 535 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,881 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,417 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 2,989 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 56 minutes
- Coordinates
- 568
- Uploaded
- November 10, 2021
- Recorded
- October 2021
near Deadwood (historical), California (United States)
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Itinerary description
Saddleback road is a one lane dirt road featuring rocks, holes and water bars that I didn’t want to drive in the dark. The first part leaving 49 is in some of the worst shape but gets better. You don’t need 4WD to go as far as I did. A stock height SUV and extra attention worked but more ground clearance would allow going faster. The brush gets close enough to scrape in a some spots. I could have gone farther but I was intimidated by bigger rocks and water bars that mellowed out shortly after I parked. Next time I’d go 0.7 miles further to a parking area at the base of a rocky hill. Going past that all the way to the trailhead requires more ground clearance, 4WD and suitable tires to get up a hill of crumbly dirt on the return trip.
There is not much signage so a GPS track to follow is helpful.
There is not much signage so a GPS track to follow is helpful.
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Waypoint
6,253 ft
Easier Parking
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