Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 3,471 ft · 5 hr 48 min
Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. The route passes 20' Rope before reaching Lookout at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 3,471 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 3,471 ft · 5 hr 48 min
Elevation 526–1,417 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.61489, -116.00050
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Canyon, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Canyon, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass 20' Rope.
- 50 ftReach Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Canyon, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Canyon, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,746 ft
- Canyon 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,602 ft
- Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,722 ft
- Canyon–Ladder Canyon (Medium), 4 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 3,517 ft
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