Big Pine Spur–Big Pine Trail, 3 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Big Pine Spur–Big Pine Trail, 3 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. It climbs 1,553 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,854 – 4,219 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boy Scout Trail 34.11315, -116.15544
Nearest town Harmony Acres, CA

Directions

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Big Pine Spur–Big Pine Trail, 3 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 2,856–4,219 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Boy Scout Trail · 34.11315, -116.15544

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
  2. 4.1 miTurn right onto Big Pine Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp right onto Big Pine Spur, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miReach Boy Scout Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Big Pine Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
  7. 4.1 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

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like87°Precip1%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity11%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 103°80°
Thu 104°81°
Fri 105°84°
Sat 106°86°
Sun 103°85°
Mon 101°81°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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