High View Nature Trail & West Side Loop Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 57 min
High View Nature Trail & West Side Loop Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 512 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,013 – 4,469 ft · steepest grade: 34%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boundary Trail West 34.07621, -116.39353
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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High View Nature Trail & West Side Loop Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 57 min
Elevation 4,014–4,470 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boundary Trail West · 34.07621, -116.39353
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boundary Trail West, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto West Side Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach High View Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High View Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Boundary Trail West, heading N.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F76°
Feels like81°Precip1%Wind17 mphUV9Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed
95°72°
Thu
97°71°
Fri
99°75°
Sat
101°75°
Sun
96°75°
Mon
95°71°
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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