Meldora Avenue & Rorick Way via Cielito Drive
6.4 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Meldora Avenue & Rorick Way via Cielito Drive is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 355 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Meldora Avenue & Rorick Way via Cielito Drive
6.4 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,035–2,296 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Indian Cove Road · 34.19329, -116.15486
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Indian Cove Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 Rorick Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Indian Cove Road, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cielito Drive 2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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