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Upper Jordan Fire Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near Claremont, CA. It climbs 462 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,280 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86963, -122.24197
Nearest town Claremont, CA

Directions

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Upper Jordan Fire Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 997–1,281 ft

Out & Back · Ecological Study Area

Trailhead: 37.86963, -122.24197

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area stop 503 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto East West Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto East West Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 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

75% gravel18% dirt4% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area stop 503 m from the trailhead

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