Canyon Road–Papoose Trail, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Canyon Road–Papoose Trail, 3 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 473 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Canyon Road–Papoose Trail, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,125–2,391 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.18239, -116.15058
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Papoose Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto El Paseo Drive, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Shoshone Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pampas Avenue, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Papoose Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 4.2 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 3.5 mi · loop · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 8.3 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
- 8.3 mi · out & back · via Shoshone Valley Road
More from this trailhead
- Pearl Springs Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cove View Road & Shoshone Valley Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Dichondra Avenue–Mesa Drive, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Papoose Trail & Shoshone Valley Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Mesa Drive & Mountain View Drive 4.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Meldora Avenue & Mesa Drive 4.9 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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