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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Bigfoot Trail & Nolina Cove Road

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Bigfoot Trail & Nolina Cove Road is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,950 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,245 – 4,675 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Uphill Road 34.09074, -116.28332
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Bigfoot Trail & Nolina Cove Road

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 3,247–4,676 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: Uphill Road · 34.09074, -116.28332

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Uphill Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Quail Wash, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Wash, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading W.
  6. 4.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Nolina Cove Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miReach Bigfoot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miSharp left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  10. 4.3 miContinue straight onto Quail Wash, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Wash, heading NW.
  13. 1.2 miSharp left onto Uphill Road, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftArrive 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-25-km-1bf2

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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