AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mesa Drive

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Mesa Drive is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,752 – 1,805 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mesa Drive 34.17976, -116.00144
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
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Mesa Drive

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,752–1,803 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mesa Drive · 34.17976, -116.00144

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 110°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Mesa Drive, heading W.
  2. 2.3 miReach Mesa Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.3 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/mesa-drive-out-back-7-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 110°F78°
Feels like87°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 109°77°
Thu 109°85°
Fri 110°88°
Sat 111°89°
Sun 109°89°
Mon 106°86°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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