Bigfoot Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,248 – 3,402 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Uphill Road 34.09363, -116.28331
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Bigfoot Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 3,247–3,402 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Uphill Road · 34.09363, -116.28331
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start on Uphill Road, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Quail Wash, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Wash, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Bigfoot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Wash, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Uphill Road, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM
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