Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 5 sights
14 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 5 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 5 sights
14 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,019–2,391 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
- Start on Desert Flower Avenue, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Desert Flower Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Desert Flower Avenue, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:05 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Desert Flower Avenue Trailhead
- Crystal View Road & Desert Flower Avenue via Rorick Way 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Cielito Drive–Desert Flower Avenue, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Canyon Road–Cielito Drive, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Bermuda Avenue & Pampas Avenue via Rorick Way 3.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Canyon Road–Desert Flower Avenue, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Bermuda Avenue–Desert Heights Drive, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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