Los Olivos Avenue–Mesa Drive, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Los Olivos Avenue–Mesa Drive, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,152 – 2,297 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Papoose Trail 34.16786, -116.15060
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA

Directions

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Los Olivos Avenue–Mesa Drive, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 2,153–2,296 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Papoose Trail · 34.16786, -116.15060

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Papoose Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Los Olivos Avenue, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach Papoose Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto Papoose Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

16% dirt5% paved79% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F66°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 83°74° 32%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°79°
Thu 100°82°
Fri 96°82°

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