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Upper Jordan Fire Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near Claremont, CA. It climbs 527 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,280 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail 37.86968, -122.24384
Nearest town Claremont, CA

Directions

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Upper Jordan Fire Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 906–1,281 ft

Out & Back · Ecological Study Area

Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail · 37.86968, -122.24384

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area stop 386 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto East West Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto East West Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.4 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

71% gravel26% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area stop 386 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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