Bigfoot Trail–Creosote Trail, 3 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,172 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,248 – 4,272 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Uphill Road 34.09215, -116.28332
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Bigfoot Trail–Creosote Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 3,247–4,272 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Uphill Road · 34.09215, -116.28332
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Quail Wash, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NE.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Creosote Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Creosote Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Panorama Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Quail Wash, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Wash, heading NW.
- 1.2 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 103°F82°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
101°83°
Wed
99°76°
Thu
103°79°
Fri
104°83°
Sat
104°83°
Sun
100°81°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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