AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shoshone Valley Road via Pampas Avenue

3.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Shoshone Valley Road via Pampas Avenue is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,205 – 2,270 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.18956, -116.14192
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Shoshone Valley Road via Pampas Avenue

3.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 2,206–2,271 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.18956, -116.14192

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Breezy Lane, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach Shoshone Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 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/shoshone-valley-road-out-back-6-km-465e

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sat 94°65°
Sun 84°73° 40%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°78°
Thu 100°82°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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