Canyon Road & El Paseo Drive

3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Canyon Road & El Paseo Drive is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,251 – 2,412 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.14226, -116.11586
Nearest town Harmony Acres, CA

Directions

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Canyon Road & El Paseo Drive

3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 2,251–2,411 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.14226, -116.11586

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Canyon Road, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach El Paseo Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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