Outer Mongolia Climbing Area–Big Pine Trail, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Outer Mongolia Climbing Area at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 919 ft. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,950 – 4,272 ft14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Maze Loop Trail 34.08091, -116.24239
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Outer Mongolia Climbing Area–Big Pine Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 3,951–4,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Maze Loop Trail · 34.08091, -116.24239
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Maze Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto North View, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Pine Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Willow Hole Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Outer Mongolia Climbing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto North View, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maze Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
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 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- North View Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 699 ft
- Maze Loop Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Big Pine Spur–Big Pine Trail, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- North Canyon Trail–North Side Trail Loop, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
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