Lower Jordan Fire Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near Claremont, CA. It climbs 422 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 1,037 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail 37.86943, -122.23918
Nearest town Claremont, CA
Directions
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Lower Jordan Fire Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 59 min
Elevation 591–1,037 ft
Out & Back · Ecological Study Area
Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail · 37.86943, -122.23918
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: U.C. Botanical Garden stop 660 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Lower Jordan Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: U.C. Botanical Garden stop 660 m from the trailhead
More from Upper Jordan Fire Trail Trailhead
- Upper Jordan Fire Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Upper Jordan Fire Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 464 ft
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