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Upper Jordan Fire Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near Claremont, CA. It climbs 464 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 1,319 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail 37.86943, -122.23918
Nearest town Claremont, CA

Directions

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Upper Jordan Fire Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,012–1,318 ft

Out & Back · Ecological Study Area

Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail · 37.86943, -122.23918

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

Transit-accessible: U.C. Botanical Garden stop 660 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto East West Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Convict Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miReach Upper Jordan Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miBear right onto Convict Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto East West Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% gravel11% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: U.C. Botanical Garden stop 660 m from the trailhead

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