Backside Cutoff–Bad Manor, 5 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 1,347 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,940 – 3,750 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08971, -116.25881
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Backside Cutoff–Bad Manor, 5 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,941–3,749 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.08971, -116.25881
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Backside Cutoff, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Manor, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Good Manor, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Spike's Run, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bad Manor, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spike's Run, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Rocky View Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 101°F82°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
100°79°
Wed
97°75°
Thu
100°77°
Fri
100°80°
Sat
101°80°
Sun
96°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Burro Loop Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- North Canyon Trail & North Side Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Big Pine Spur–Big Pine Trail, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 791 ft
- Bad Manor–Burro Loop Access Trail, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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