El Paseo Drive–Mountain Avenue, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 4 hr 24 min

El Paseo Drive–Mountain Avenue, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,736 – 1,959 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Two Mile Road 34.15118, -115.93130
Nearest town The Plaza, CA

Directions

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El Paseo Drive–Mountain Avenue, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,737–1,958 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Two Mile Road · 34.15118, -115.93130

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 113°F / low 85° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Two Mile Road, heading W.
  2. 4.3 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach Two Mile Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Joe Davis Drive, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  9. 4.3 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

63% dirt14% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 113°F85°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
115°85°
Sunrise 5:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 111°81°
Wed 109°77°
Thu 110°85°
Fri 112°87°
Sat 113°88°
Sun 110°88°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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