AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Canyon Road & Meldora Avenue

2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min

Canyon Road & Meldora Avenue is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,067 – 2,159 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road 34.19336, -116.12435
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Canyon Road & Meldora Avenue

2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min

Elevation 2,068–2,159 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road · 34.19336, -116.12435

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 79° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miReach Meldora Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading S.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canyon-road-meldora-avenue-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

38% paved62% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F79°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 106°75°
Thu 106°84°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 104°83°

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