Big Hill Lookout

Trail Overview

This trail circumnavigates the Big Hill fire lookout tower. Make sure to pop up the short road to the lookout as this provides dramatic 360 views of the surrounding gorgeous wilderness, and there is an official scenic lookout viewing platform. The tower is also actively manned during the fire season, and the keeper is friendly and will typically allow visitation of the tower. There is also a heliport that provides quick helicopter access to any festering forest fires. The trail itself is not difficult, and though occasionally narrow, it will allow full-sized rigs to pass. There are periodic views of Union Valley reservoir along the trail, and a few decent, remote camping spots as well. There are no obstacles to speak of; this is mostly forest service roads. There are a few spurs that also emanate from this trail that are fun to explore.

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Difficulty

There are some shelf components to this trail and it can be a bit overgrown, but no difficult obstacles.

Technical Rating

Big Hill Lookout can be accessed by the following ride types:

• High-Clearance 4x4
• SUV
• SxS (60")
• ATV (50")
• Dirt Bike