Burnt Hill Trail–Short Loop Trail, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min

Burnt Hill Trail–Short Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,075 – 4,154 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Burnt Hill Trail–Short Loop Trail, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min

Elevation 4,075–4,154 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail · 34.07633, -116.39931

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 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 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach West Side Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Boundary Trail West, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NW.
  20. 150 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

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F82°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 96°77°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 98°71°
Fri 99°75°
Sat 100°75°
Sun 95°74°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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