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.

Elevation

0 mi2,018 – 2,392 ft14.0 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, 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

  1. Start on Desert Flower Avenue, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Road, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miReach Desert Flower Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise Road, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading NW.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left onto Desert Flower Avenue, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt40% 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°

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.

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