Bigfoot Trail–Creosote Trail, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 990 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,373 – 4,160 ft14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Creosote Trail 34.07294, -116.23752
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Bigfoot Trail–Creosote Trail, 3 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 990 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 3,374–4,159 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Creosote Trail · 34.07294, -116.23752
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creosote Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Quail Wash, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Quails Springs Historic, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 3.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Creosote Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% gravel87% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F79°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
99°76°
Wed
95°72°
Thu
98°75°
Fri
99°78°
Sat
99°78°
Sun
94°76°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bigfoot Trail & Creosote Trail 4 mi · ▲ 271 ft
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- Banana Cracks - East Face–Mindless Mound, 5 cliffs 14.8 mi · ▲ 808 ft
- Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area–Trashcan Rock - East Face, 6 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft
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