Eureka Peak Viewpoint–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. The route reaches Eureka Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,920 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,960 – 5,348 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Road Campground Road 34.07544, -116.38806
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Eureka Peak Viewpoint–Black Rock Canyon Trail, 4 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,920 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 3,961–5,349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Black Road Campground Road · 34.07544, -116.38806
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Road Campground Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Eureka Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Canyon View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Road Campground Road, heading N.
- 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F82°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
97°77°
Wed
95°72°
Thu
99°72°
Fri
100°75°
Sat
100°75°
Sun
96°75°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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