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Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 5 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,291 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 2,291 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,052 – 4,836 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail 34.07320, -116.39172
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
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Bigfoot Spur–Bigfoot Trail, 5 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,291 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,053–4,835 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail · 34.07320, -116.39172

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Side Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Short Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miSharp right onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Spur, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, Bigfoot Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigfoot Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Nolina Cove Road, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miReach Burnt Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.8 miBear right onto Bigfoot Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.6 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, Bigfoot Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bigfoot Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bigfoot Spur, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Eureka Peak Trail, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftSharp left onto Canyon View Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.4 miBear left onto Short Loop Trail, heading N.
  24. 1 miSharp left onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading NW.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftArrive 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/pant-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F82°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 97°77°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 99°72°
Fri 99°75°
Sat 100°75°
Sun 96°75°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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