High View–Burnt Hill Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft · 3 hr 42 min

High View–Burnt Hill Trail, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. The route reaches High View at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,527 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,776 – 4,502 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08493, -116.37639
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

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High View–Burnt Hill Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 3,777–4,501 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.08493, -116.37639

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto High View Nature Trail, heading W.
  9. 350 ftReach High View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Short Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 1.8 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 100°F81°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 98°79°
Wed 96°73°
Thu 100°73°
Fri 100°76°
Sat 101°76°
Sun 97°76°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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