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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gayley Lane, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Meriwether Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Valle Vista Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Barbara Lane, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Gayley Lane, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 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
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 10.2 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 10.9 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
- 11.5 mi · out & back · via Pipeline Road
More from this trailhead
- Calle de Muzik & Valle Vista Road via Wilson Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 132 ft
- Wilson Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Wilson Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 178 ft
- Gayley Lane 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Pipeline Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 98 ft
- Pipeline Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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