Dichondra Avenue & Ramona Drive via Mesa Drive
3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Dichondra Avenue & Ramona Drive via Mesa Drive is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dichondra Avenue & Ramona Drive via Mesa Drive
3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,205–2,302 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ramona Drive · 34.17967, -116.14188
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Ramona Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Dichondra Avenue, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Raymond Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Ramona Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Raymond Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Dichondra Avenue, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ramona Drive, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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