Rock Springs Road via Pampas Avenue
2.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 58 min
Rock Springs Road via Pampas Avenue is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,172 – 2,274 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alfalfa Avenue 34.19337, -116.12868
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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Rock Springs Road via Pampas Avenue
2.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 58 min
Elevation 2,173–2,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Alfalfa Avenue · 34.19337, -116.12868
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Alfalfa Avenue, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rock Springs Road, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Rock Springs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Alfalfa Avenue, heading S.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:44 PM
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