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North Side Trail & West Access Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 378 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,501 – 3,704 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09190, -116.26706
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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North Side Trail & West Access Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 3,500–3,703 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.09190, -116.26706

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto North Side Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach North Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Side Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind21 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 101°80°
Wed 98°75°
Thu 102°79°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 103°82°
Sun 100°80°

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