AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

El Paseo Drive–Lazy Joe Road, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 19 min

El Paseo Drive–Lazy Joe Road, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,857 – 2,011 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: El Paseo Drive 34.14316, -116.03660
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

El Paseo Drive–Lazy Joe Road, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,859–2,012 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: El Paseo Drive · 34.14316, -116.03660

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on El Paseo Drive, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Singing Sands Road, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lazy Joe Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Bullion Mountain Road, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Isleta Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Joshua Drive, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Singing Sands Road, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sherman Hoyt Avenue, heading W.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/el-paseo-drive-lazy-joe-road-out-back-4-sights-11-km

Trail surface

15% gravel85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from El Paseo Drive Trailhead

Hikes near The Plaza, California