Convict Viewpoint & Upper Jordan Fire Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near Claremont, CA. The route reaches Convict Viewpoint. It climbs 813 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,204 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87846, -122.22657
Nearest town Claremont, CA
Directions
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Convict Viewpoint & Upper Jordan Fire Trail
4 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,204–1,750 ft
Out & Back · Ecological Study Area
Trailhead: 37.87846, -122.22657
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 386 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Convict Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Convict Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Convict Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Convict Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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
43% gravel29% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 386 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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