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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creosote Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left onto Quail Wash, heading NE.
  4. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Quails Springs Historic, heading SE.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 3.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 3 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.8 miTurn left onto Creosote Trail, heading S.
  9. 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

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 80°63°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 84°65°
Thu 85°67°
Fri 85°66°
Sat 86°67°

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