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Sawtooth to Little Chief route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Sawtooth to Little Chief

Truckee, California

16.5 mi

Distance

3,323 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Sawtooth to Little Chief is a loop trail in Placer County, California. It is 17 miles long and gains 3,323 feet. It is in or next to Truckee, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,877 ft
Max:2,196 ft
Gain:1,013 ft
Loss:1,013 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,877 ft and 2,196 ft across 16.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,877 ft1,983 ft2,090 ft2,196 ft0.0 mi4.1 mi8.2 mi12.4 mi16.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,884 ft
High point8.4 mi2,196 ft
End16.5 mi1,884 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Truckee, CA · in or next to town
County:
Placer 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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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