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Black Rock Canyon Trail–Burnt Hill Trail, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Black Rock Canyon Trail–Burnt Hill Trail, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 911 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,977 – 4,593 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail 34.07320, -116.39172
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
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Black Rock Canyon Trail–Burnt Hill Trail, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 3,978–4,592 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 miTurn left onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Campground Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NE.
  19. 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/black-rock-canyon-trail-burnt-hill-trail-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

74% dirt26% 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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