Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail & Thermal Canyon Road

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail & Thermal Canyon Road is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 1,760 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,627 – 2,825 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67905, -115.96392
Nearest town Cactus City, CA

Directions

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Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail & Thermal Canyon Road

15.6 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,628–2,824 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.67905, -115.96392

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading NW.
  8. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Berdoo / Thermal Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miReach Thermal Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading SE.
  11. 3.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

81% dirt9% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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