Thermal Canyon Road
8.2 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Thermal Canyon Road is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 775 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thermal Canyon Road
8.2 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,628–1,907 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.67735, -115.96486
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Thermal Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 2.1 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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