El Paseo Drive–Lazy Joe Road, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 19 min

El Paseo Drive–Lazy Joe Road, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,857 – 2,011 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: El Paseo Drive 34.14316, -116.03660
Nearest town The Plaza, CA

Directions

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El Paseo Drive–Lazy Joe Road, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,859–2,012 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: El Paseo Drive · 34.14316, -116.03660

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 110°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on El Paseo Drive, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Singing Sands Road, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lazy Joe Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Bullion Mountain Road, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Isleta Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Joshua Drive, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Singing Sands Road, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sherman Hoyt Avenue, heading W.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  13. 0.5 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

15% gravel85% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 110°F76°
Feels like83°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 109°75°
Thu 108°84°
Fri 110°87°
Sat 111°88°
Sun 108°88°
Mon 105°85°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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