AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pampas Avenue & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Pampas Avenue & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,057 – 2,234 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Pampas Avenue & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,056–2,233 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miReach Taco Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miBear left onto Taco Drive, heading E.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pampas-avenue-taco-drive-out-back-9-km-d707

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F66°
Precip4%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 86°74° 39%
Mon 96°70°
Tue 99°76°
Wed 100°79°
Thu 101°83°
Fri 97°82°

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