Big Pine Trail–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. It climbs 1,926 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,854 – 4,272 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boy Scout Trail 34.11315, -116.15544
Nearest town Harmony Acres, CA
Directions
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Big Pine Trail–Boy Scout Trail, 3 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,926 ft · 6 hr
Elevation 2,856–4,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boy Scout Trail · 34.11315, -116.15544
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 84° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 4.1 miTurn right onto Big Pine Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto North View, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maze Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Boy Scout Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto North View, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading E.
- 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 106°F84°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
106°81°
Wed
103°79°
Thu
105°82°
Fri
106°85°
Sat
107°86°
Sun
103°84°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~201 min). Leave by 4:04 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 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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