Giant Rock Road–Hillcrest Drive, 5 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Giant Rock Road–Hillcrest Drive, 5 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. It climbs 626 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,018 – 2,300 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunrise Road 34.15034, -116.10722
Nearest town Harmony Acres, CA

Directions

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Giant Rock Road–Hillcrest Drive, 5 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,019–2,300 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sunrise Road · 34.15034, -116.10722

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start on Sunrise Road, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.9 miBear left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miReach Sunrise Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rorick Way, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  12. 1.9 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Road, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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