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Ponderosa Cutoff route map
Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point

Ponderosa Cutoff

Santa Cruz, California

0.5 mi

Distance

46 ft

Elev. Gain

1m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ponderosa Cutoff unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:487 ft
Max:511 ft
Gain:14 ft
Loss:26 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 487 ft and 511 ft across 0.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.487 ft495 ft503 ft511 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi499 ft
High point0.1 mi511 ft
End0.5 mi487 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Bonny Doon, CA · in or next to town
County:
Santa Cruz County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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