Sunnyslope Drive
2.6 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr
Sunnyslope Drive is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 264 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunnyslope Drive
2.6 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 2,397–2,540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.14541, -116.20962
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 108°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Rotary Way (Copper Mountain College) stop 570 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunnyslope Drive, heading E.
- 0.2 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Rotary Way (Copper Mountain College) stop 570 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Whitmoore Road via Sunnyslope Drive 2.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Sunnyslope Drive Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Sunnyslope Drive 3.3 mi · ▲ 159 ft
- Dorth Place via Sunnyslope Drive 4.8 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Hollinger Road & Pipeline Road via Sunnyslope Drive 7.8 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Pipeline Road–Sun Mesa Road, 3 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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