Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail & Meccacopia Jeep Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail & Meccacopia Jeep Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Mortmar, CA. It climbs 1,127 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 1,139 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail 33.60399, -115.92224
Nearest town Mortmar, CA

Directions

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Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail & Meccacopia Jeep Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 382–1,138 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail · 33.60399, -115.92224

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

  1. Start on Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.3 miTurn right onto Meccacopia Jeep Trail, heading S.
  3. 4.7 miReach Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.7 miTurn left onto Little Box Canyon Jeep Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.3 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

67% sand33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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