Tree Swing & East West Trail via Upper Jordan Fire Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near Claremont, CA. The route reaches Tree Swing. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,014 – 1,365 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87240, -122.22408
Nearest town Claremont, CA
Directions
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Tree Swing & East West Trail via Upper Jordan Fire Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,012–1,366 ft
Out & Back · Ecological Study Area
Trailhead: 37.87240, -122.22408
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto East West Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Tree Swing.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
45% gravel39% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Spiral Knob–East West Viewpoint, 3 summits 1.3 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Upper Jordan Fire Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- East West Trail–Lower Jordan Fire Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 915 ft
- Convict Viewpoint–Convict Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- Vollmer Peak–Seaview Viewpoint, 6 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft
- Volcanic Peak–Convict Viewpoint, 4 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,161 ft
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