Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 5 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 5 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 297 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,103 – 2,313 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Papoose Trail 34.16786, -116.15060
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA

Directions

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Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 5 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,103–2,312 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Papoose Trail · 34.16786, -116.15060

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Papoose Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Raymond Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dichondra Avenue, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cove View Road, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Timothy Avenue, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Desert Flower Avenue, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miReach Papoose Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading S.
  14. 1 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Timothy Avenue, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right onto Cove View Road, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dichondra Avenue, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Raymond Drive, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Papoose Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like86°Precip1%Wind10 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 106°75°
Thu 106°83°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 103°83°

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