AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Canyon Road–Mesa Drive, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr

Canyon Road–Mesa Drive, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,159 – 2,293 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road 34.19336, -116.12435
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Canyon Road–Mesa Drive, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 2,159–2,294 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 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Canyon Road, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cove View Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Raymond Drive, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cove View Road, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading N.
  17. 0.6 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-mesa-drive-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

34% dirt7% paved59% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F79°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 106°75°
Thu 106°84°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 104°83°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Giant Rock Road Trailhead

Hikes near Desert Heights, California