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Bigfoot Trail & Panorama Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 1,201 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,373 – 4,272 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.07788, -116.24086
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Bigfoot Trail & Panorama Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 3,374–4,272 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.07788, -116.24086

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Panorama Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.2 miTurn right onto Quail Wash, heading N.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F80°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 99°78°
Wed 96°74°
Thu 98°75°
Fri 99°78°
Sat 99°78°
Sun 95°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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