Sawtooth Ridge features 9 miles of hiking trails near Truckee, CA.
Take Hwy 267 to Brockway Dr. At the 7-11 on Brockway Dr. turn onto Ponderosa Palisades Rd. Take a right on Silverfir, a left on Thelin. The Forest Service gate will be on your right-hand side, and the trailhead starts 0.2 miles after gate. There are gravel parking lots at each of the intersections of the trail to the 06. And nearby are trails that intersect with the Northstar trail system.
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