Black Rock Canyon Trail & Burnt Hill Trail

4 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Black Rock Canyon Trail & Burnt Hill Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 506 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,052 – 4,557 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail 34.07320, -116.39172
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Black Rock Canyon Trail & Burnt Hill Trail

4 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 4,053–4,559 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail · 34.07320, -116.39172

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

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

  1. Start on West Side Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Rock Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miReach Burnt Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Burnt Hill Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 500 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F82°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 97°77°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 99°72°
Fri 99°75°
Sat 100°75°
Sun 96°75°

Good to know

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

Other ways to reach this destination

More from West Side Loop Trail Trailhead