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Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. The route passes 20' Rope before reaching Lookout at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 983 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 994 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 33.61906, -115.99911
Nearest town Cactus City, CA
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Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 587–994 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Painted Canyon Road (Easy) · 33.61906, -115.99911

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ropes Canyon (Hard), heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto small canyon -unconfirmed-, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Ropes Canyon (Hard), heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miPass 20' Rope.
  7. 50 ftReach Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Ropes Canyon (Hard), heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto small canyon -unconfirmed-, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ropes Canyon (Hard), heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading S.
  12. 0.1 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/painted-canyon-road-easy-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

73% sand27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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