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.
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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
- Start on Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Convict Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Upper Jordan Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Convict Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto East West Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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 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
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: U.C. Botanical Garden stop 660 m from the trailhead
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More from Upper Jordan Fire Trail Trailhead
- Lower Jordan Fire Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Upper Jordan Fire Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
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