Meriwether Road & Valle Vista Road via Pipeline Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Meriwether Road & Valle Vista Road via Pipeline Road is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It climbs 306 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,362 – 1,604 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.18211, -115.93121
Nearest town The Plaza, CA

Directions

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Meriwether Road & Valle Vista Road via Pipeline Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,363–1,605 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.18211, -115.93121

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Gayley Lane, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading N.
  5. 400 ftTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Meriwether Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Valle Vista Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  11. 2.8 miTurn left onto Gayley Lane, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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