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Split Rock–Lucky Boy Vista, 6 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Split Rock–Lucky Boy Vista, 6 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Split Rock and Elton Mine before reaching Lucky Boy Vista at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,355 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,219 – 4,623 ft · steepest grade: 36%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Split Rock Trail 34.00950, -116.05582
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
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Split Rock–Lucky Boy Vista, 6 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,218–4,623 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Split Rock Trail · 34.00950, -116.05582

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Split Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Split Rock.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left onto Desert Queen Mine Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pine City Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left onto Lucky Boy Vista Loop, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miPass Elton Mine.
  7. 50 ftPass Lucky Boy Vista.
  8. 150 ftReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Pine City Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Desert Queen Mine Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Split Rock Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lucky-boy-vista-out-back-14-km-d952

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F82°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 98°76°
Wed 94°71°
Thu 100°78°
Fri 100°81°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 96°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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