Bigfoot Trail & Nolina Cove Road is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 1,818 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,662 – 4,695 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10245, -116.37035
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Bigfoot Trail & Nolina Cove Road
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 3,662–4,695 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.10245, -116.37035
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Nolina Cove Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miReach Nolina Cove Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Nolina Cove Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 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
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F68°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon
81°67°
Tue
81°59°
Wed
87°65°
Thu
87°68°
Fri
87°67°
Sat
88°67°
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