El Portal Avenue & Mesa Drive
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
El Portal Avenue & Mesa Drive is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,159 – 2,231 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mesa Drive 34.17875, -116.15909
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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El Portal Avenue & Mesa Drive
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,158–2,230 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mesa Drive · 34.17875, -116.15909
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Mesa Drive, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto El Portal Avenue, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Mesa Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:44 PM
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