North Canyon Trail & North Side Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 381 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,648 – 3,973 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08971, -116.25881
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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North Canyon Trail & North Side Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 3,648–3,972 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.08971, -116.25881
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto North Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Maze Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach North Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto North Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto North Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 101°F82°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
100°79°
Wed
97°75°
Thu
100°77°
Fri
100°80°
Sat
101°80°
Sun
96°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Big Pine Spur–Big Pine Trail, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 791 ft
- Backside Cutoff–Bad Manor, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft
- Bad Manor–Burro Loop Access Trail, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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