El Paseo Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 5 sights
10 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 3 hr 40 min
El Paseo Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 5 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. It climbs 667 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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El Paseo Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 5 sights
10 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,967–2,411 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nandina Street · 34.18255, -116.09157
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Nandina Street, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lupine Avenue, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mark Drive, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Nandina Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mark Drive, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lupine Avenue, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Nandina Street, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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 5.0 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 4:28 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Nandina Street Trailhead
- Mountain View Drive & Nandina Street via Mesa Drive 3.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Lupine Avenue–Mark Drive, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Hilltop Drive–Lupine Avenue, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Desert Flower Avenue & Nandina Street 4.3 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Giant Rock Road–Hillcrest Drive, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Cielito Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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