California trails · Coxey Truck Trail

Coxey Truck Trail

A 15.2-mile out-and-back in California, with 2,916 ft of climbing. Reaches Hopi Spring and other spring destinations.

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Length

15.2 mi

Elevation gain

2,916 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

19%

Steepest mile

+478 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.9 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Compacted

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 5.1.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Hopi Spring (spring)
Rattlesnake Spring (spring)
Chukar Spring (spring)
Burns Spring (spring)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Coxey Truck Trail access. About 53 min drive (23 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Victorville. 34.39566, -117.12548 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 6:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 08 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.