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Pant–Bigfoot Trail, 3 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Pant–Bigfoot Trail, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. The route reaches Pant at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,622 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,776 – 4,738 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08493, -116.37639
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
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Pant–Bigfoot Trail, 3 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 3,777–4,736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.08493, -116.37639

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cliff Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, Bigfoot Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Nolina Cove Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miReach Pant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 1.3 miBear right onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.6 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, Bigfoot Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cliff Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bigfoot-trail-out-back-21-km-baad

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 100°F81°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 98°79°
Wed 96°73°
Thu 100°73°
Fri 100°76°
Sat 101°76°
Sun 97°76°

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