Meldora Avenue via Giant Rock Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Meldora Avenue via Giant Rock Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,123 – 2,257 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.18965, -116.13301
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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Meldora Avenue via Giant Rock Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,122–2,258 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.18965, -116.13301
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Meldora Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
10% paved90% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:44 PM
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