Lower Jordan Fire Trail & Upper Jordan Fire Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near La Loma Park, CA. It climbs 659 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi807 – 1,319 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail 37.88112, -122.24375
Nearest town La Loma Park, CA
Directions
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Lower Jordan Fire Trail & Upper Jordan Fire Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 807–1,318 ft
Out & Back · Ecological Study Area
Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail · 37.88112, -122.24375
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Space Sciences Lab/MSRI stop 62 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Convict Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto East West Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Upper Jordan Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East West Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Convict Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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
78% gravel20% dirt2% 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Space Sciences Lab/MSRI stop 62 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Upper Jordan Fire Trail Trailhead
- Golf Course Trail–Grizzly Peak Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Chaparral Peak–Convict Viewpoint, 3 summits 3.4 mi · ▲ 683 ft
- Tree Swing–East West Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 4 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft
- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,218 ft
- Convict Viewpoint–Quarry Trail, 4 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft
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