Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail & Meccacopia Jeep Trail

8 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail & Meccacopia Jeep Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 541 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 1,129 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meccacopia Jeep Trail 33.62100, -115.91119
Nearest town Cactus City, CA

Directions

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Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail & Meccacopia Jeep Trail

8 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 786–1,127 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meccacopia Jeep Trail · 33.62100, -115.91119

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Meccacopia Jeep Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.6 miReach Meccacopia Jeep Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Meccacopia Jeep Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.7 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

43% sand57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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