Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 5 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,291 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 2,291 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,052 – 4,836 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail 34.07320, -116.39172
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

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Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 5 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,291 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,053–4,835 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail · 34.07320, -116.39172

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Side Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Short Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miSharp right onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Spur, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, Bigfoot Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Nolina Cove Road, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miReach Burnt Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.8 miBear right onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.6 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, Bigfoot Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Spur, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftSharp left onto Canyon View Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.4 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading N.
  24. 1 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading NW.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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