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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Queen Valley Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Road, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miReach Queen Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Queen Valley Trail, heading E.
  5. 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

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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