Queen Valley Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,269 – 4,462 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Queen Vally Trailhead (Easternmost) 34.03333, -116.10778
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA
Directions
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Queen Valley Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 4,268–4,463 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Queen Vally Trailhead (Easternmost) · 34.03333, -116.10778
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start on Queen Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Queen Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
97°74°
Wed
93°66°
Thu
97°77°
Fri
98°80°
Sat
98°80°
Sun
94°77°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Queen Vally Trailhead (Easternmost) Trailhead
- O'Dell Road & Queen Valley Trail Loop via Queen Valley Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Desert Queen Mine Road–O'Dell Road, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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