AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pampas Avenue–Ramona Drive, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Pampas Avenue–Ramona Drive, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,205 – 2,290 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ramona Drive 34.17967, -116.14188
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Pampas Avenue–Ramona Drive, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,206–2,290 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ramona Drive · 34.17967, -116.14188

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Ramona Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Breezy Lane, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shoshone Valley Road, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach Ramona Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Breezy Lane, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Ramona Drive, heading S.
  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/pampas-avenue-ramona-drive-out-back-3-sights-7-km-f9d0

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F66°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 84°73° 32%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°79°
Thu 100°82°
Fri 96°82°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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