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Canyon Road–Mesa Drive, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr

Canyon Road–Mesa Drive, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,159 – 2,293 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road 34.19336, -116.12435
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Canyon Road–Mesa Drive, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 2,159–2,294 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road · 34.19336, -116.12435

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start on Canyon Road, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cove View Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Raymond Drive, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pearl Springs Avenue, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cove View Road, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canyon-road-mesa-drive-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

34% dirt7% paved59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:44 PM

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