Miners Needle Loop

9.1 mi1,707 ft Rating 7/10Difficulty 6/10

3,248 ft 2,362 ft

Elevation along the recorded route — 2,362 ft at its lowest to 3,248 ft at its highest.

Good dayhike loop through Barkley Basin, up next to Miner’s Needle, and then coming back to the trailhead along Bluff Spring Mountain and down Cardiac Hill.

Along the way

Spring 1

Crystal Spring

Saddle 1

Miners Summit

Trailhead 1

Peralta Trailhead

Junction 6

Dutchman's Trail / Bluff Spring Trail junction
Coffee Flat / Dutchman Trail Junction
Whiskey Springs / Dutchman Trail Junction
Bluff Springs / Dutchman Trail Junction
Terrapin / Bluff Springs Trail Junction
Cave / Bluff Springs Trail Junction