Eureka Peak–Bigfoot Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. The route reaches Eureka Peak. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,354 – 5,512 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.03048, -116.34939
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Eureka Peak–Bigfoot Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 4,355–5,513 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.03048, -116.34939
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Eureka Peak.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Canyon View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach Eureka Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F73°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
90°68°
Wed
91°65°
Thu
94°67°
Fri
94°70°
Sat
95°70°
Sun
91°70°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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