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Mountain Avenue–Sherman Hoyt Avenue, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Mountain Avenue–Sherman Hoyt Avenue, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It climbs 323 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,739 – 1,959 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.15329, -115.93132
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
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Mountain Avenue–Sherman Hoyt Avenue, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,738–1,958 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.15329, -115.93132

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 113°F / low 85° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  3. 4 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miReach Mountain Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  8. 4.4 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/mountain-avenue-sherman-hoyt-avenue-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

67% dirt15% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 113°F85°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
115°85°
Sunrise 5:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 111°81°
Wed 109°77°
Thu 110°85°
Fri 112°87°
Sat 113°88°
Sun 110°88°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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