Bluegrass Avenue–Mesa Drive, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Bluegrass Avenue–Mesa Drive, 5 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,159 – 2,293 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Papoose Trail 34.16786, -116.15060
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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Bluegrass Avenue–Mesa Drive, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 2,160–2,294 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Papoose Trail · 34.16786, -116.15060
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Papoose Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Papoose Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Papoose Trail, 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
18% dirt6% paved76% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F66°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun
83°74°
32%
Mon
95°69°
Tue
98°75°
Wed
99°79°
Thu
100°82°
Fri
96°82°
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