El Paseo Drive–Mountain Avenue, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 47 min

El Paseo Drive–Mountain Avenue, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,844 – 1,959 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.14730, -115.97492
Nearest town The Plaza, CA

Directions

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El Paseo Drive–Mountain Avenue, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,843–1,958 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.14730, -115.97492

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mojave Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singing Sands Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto El Paseo Drive, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miReach Mountain Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto Singing Sands Road, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right onto Mojave Road, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

43% dirt3% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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