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Big Pine Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Big Pine Trail

Joshua Tree, California

8.5 mi

Distance

909 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 15m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Big Pine Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,206 ft
Max:1,302 ft
Gain:277 ft
Loss:277 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,206 ft and 1,302 ft across 8.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,206 ft1,238 ft1,270 ft1,302 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.3 mi6.4 mi8.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,207 ft
High point1.3 mi1,302 ft
End8.5 mi1,207 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Joshua Tree, CA · about 3 mi away
County:
San Bernardino County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Joshua Tree National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:760-367-5500
  • Address:74485 National Park Drive · Twentynine Palms, CA · 92277-3597
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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