Black Rock Canyon Trail–Burnt Hill Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Black Rock Canyon Trail–Burnt Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 539 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,075 – 4,557 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail 34.07633, -116.39931
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

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Black Rock Canyon Trail–Burnt Hill Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 4,075–4,559 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail · 34.07633, -116.39931

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Side Loop Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Boundary Trail West, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miReach West Side Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Boundary Trail West, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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