Desert Trail Drive–La Ferney Avenue, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Desert Trail Drive–La Ferney Avenue, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 437 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Desert Trail Drive–La Ferney Avenue, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 2,393–2,560 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gianneli Road · 34.14069, -116.19444
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Gianneli Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Miwok Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Whitmoore Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sunnyslope Drive, heading W.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto La Ferney Avenue, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Pipeline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Desert Trail Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Whitmoore Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Miwok Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gianneli Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
- 9.9 mi · out & back · via Sunnyslope Drive
More from Gianneli Road Trailhead
- Whitmoore Road via Gianneli Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Gianneli Road–Pipeline Road, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Sunnyslope Drive 4.7 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- David Knopp via Sunnyslope Drive 5.2 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Dorth Place & Midway Road via Sunnyslope Drive 6.7 mi · ▲ 496 ft
- Cascade Road–Pipeline Road, 3 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft
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