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.

Elevation

0 mi2,126 – 2,392 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.18239, -116.15058
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Papoose Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  6. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto El Paseo Drive, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miReach Shoshone Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Pampas Avenue, heading NW.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left onto Papoose Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F66°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 82°74° 32%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°79°
Thu 100°82°
Fri 96°82°

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.

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