El Portal Avenue–Meldora Avenue, 3 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 3 hr 56 min
El Portal Avenue–Meldora Avenue, 3 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 464 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,034 – 2,297 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.17985, -116.16943
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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El Portal Avenue–Meldora Avenue, 3 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,035–2,296 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.17985, -116.16943
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto El Portal Avenue, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rorick Way, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Meldora Avenue, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach El Portal Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto El Portal Avenue, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% paved89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Cielito Drive
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