Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail & Thermal Canyon Road
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail & Thermal Canyon Road is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 1,785 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail & Thermal Canyon Road
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,628–2,824 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.68235, -115.98558
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Thermal Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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