YLE Trail

15.9 mi3,561 ft Rating 6/10Difficulty 7/10

6,644 ft 3,458 ft

Elevation along the recorded route — 3,458 ft at its lowest to 6,644 ft at its highest.

Hard haul up the western slope of the Galiuros. One of the only ways to access the wilderness from the west, though it involves careful timing with private land crossing.

Photos

Parking in a cloud
The inversion was unworldly in the desert
Think this is a desert
Two track
Bright sun shining directly down into YLE Canyon
Pretty neat pinnacles
Faint trail along the bank
Very helpful cairns
Small campsites along the climb
Pleasant campsite on Grassy Knoll
Bassett Peak in the far distance
East Divide, stretching south from Kennedy Peak
Looking north along the West Divide
A real trail sign
A neat rock
Old YLE Ranch
Goodnight, Galiuros

Along the way

Spring 1

YLE Tank

Mountain 1

Grassy Peak

Overlook 1

West Divide north viewpoint

Ranch 1

YLE Ranch

Camping 1

Grassy Knoll campsite

Trailhead 1

YLE Trailhead

Junction 1

YLE / West Divide Trail Junction