Dorth Place–Midway Road, 5 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Dorth Place–Midway Road, 5 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 542 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,293 – 2,622 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midway Road 34.13538, -116.18575
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Dorth Place–Midway Road, 5 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,293–2,622 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Midway Road · 34.13538, -116.18575

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 108°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Midway (Frat. Order of Eagles) stop 39 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Midway Road, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dorth Place, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunnyslope Drive, heading W.
  4. 2.8 miTurn right onto Cascade Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right onto Sunbeam Avenue, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Gold Nugget Road, heading W.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Sutton Avenue, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Midway Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Gold Nugget Road, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right onto Sunbeam Avenue, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  13. 1.6 miTurn right onto Cascade Road, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading S.
  15. 2.8 miTurn right onto Dorth Place, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Midway Road, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 108°F81°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 107°77°
Wed 105°75°
Thu 106°82°
Fri 107°86°
Sat 107°86°
Sun 103°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Midway (Frat. Order of Eagles) stop 39 m from the trailhead

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