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Mountain Avenue–Sherman Hoyt Avenue, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Mountain Avenue–Sherman Hoyt Avenue, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,844 – 1,959 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.14730, -115.97492
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
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Mountain Avenue–Sherman Hoyt Avenue, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,843–1,958 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.14730, -115.97492

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mojave Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miReach Mountain Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Mojave Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mojave-road-mountain-avenue-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

47% dirt24% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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