AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sun Val & Valle Vista Road via Wilson Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Sun Val & Valle Vista Road via Wilson Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,476 – 1,604 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ed Dee Road 34.19651, -115.93128
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
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Sun Val & Valle Vista Road via Wilson Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,476–1,603 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ed Dee Road · 34.19651, -115.93128

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Ed Dee Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Steeg Road, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sun Val, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Valle Vista Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilson Road, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  14. 1.1 miBear right onto Steeg Road, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right onto Ed Dee Road, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sun-val-valle-vista-road-out-back-3-sights-12-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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