Thermal Canyon Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Thermal Canyon Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Thermal Canyon Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,563–1,745 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.68646, -116.00327
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Thermal Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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