Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 4 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,116 – 2,293 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Flower Avenue 34.19351, -116.11998
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA

Directions

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Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,115–2,294 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Desert Flower Avenue · 34.19351, -116.11998

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Desert Flower Avenue, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Alfalfa Avenue, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miReach Desert Flower Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Alfalfa Avenue, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading N.
  13. 1 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Desert Flower Avenue, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F66°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 83°74° 32%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°79°
Thu 100°83°
Fri 96°82°

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